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Paulina Lake is one of the twin crater lakes (the other being East Lake), located 6350 ft (1935.5 m) above sea level in Newberry Crater, Central Oregon, United States. It is in the Deschutes National Forest near La Pine. The crater was built from 500,000 years of volcanic eruptions. The lake's main inflow is from snow melt, hot springs, and seepage from East Lake. Its primary outflow is Paulina Creek. The average depth is 163 ft (49.7 m), while the deepest part of the lake reaches 250 ft (76.2 m). The lake covers 1531 acre (6.2 km2). It is about 50 ft (15.2 m) lower, and to the west of its twin, East Lake. Paulina Lake is known for its large number of kokanee salmon, and brown trout.
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