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2,128 ft (649 m) Coeur d'Alene Lake, officially Coeur d'Alene Lake ( / ˌkɔːr dəˈleɪn / KOR də-LAYN), is a natural dam-controlled lake in North Idaho, located in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. At its northern end is the city of Coeur d'Alene. It spans 25 miles (40 km) in length and ranges from 1 to 3 miles (5 km) wide ...
Straddling California and Nevada, Lake Tahoe has been ranked "America's Best Lake" by USA Today readers. The California side, known as Tahoe South, is a vibrant playground for aquatic adventurers ...
Jordan Lake is a reservoir with a water surface of 6,800 acres (28 km 2), shoreline of about 188 miles (303 km), a total length of 18 miles (29 km), and a maximum storage volume of 236,200 acre-feet (291,300,000 m 3). [1] It is a recreational lake with fishing opportunities for largemouth bass, spotted bass, bluegill and other sunfish, crappie ...
Background and geology. [edit] Clear Lake is 19 mi (31 km) by 8 mi (13 km) at its widest point, with a surface area of 43,785 acres (17,719 ha) and a 1,155,000 acre⋅ft (1,425,000 dam 3) capacity. Average depth is 27 ft (8.2 m), maximum is 60 ft (18 m), lake elevation is 1,329 ft (405 m), and average water temperature is 40 °F (4 °C) in ...
According to the report, the most recent figures show that only 19 states assessed 50% of both their lakes and rivers for primary water contact recreation, which includes swimming. How is water ...
Mount Storm Lake – also known as New Stony River Reservoir – is a 1,200 acres (4.9 km 2) reservoir created in 1965 on the Stony River in Grant County, West Virginia. [1] It serves as a cooling pond for the Dominion 1.6 gigawatt Mount Storm Power Station , which provides electricity to more than two million customers in Northern Virginia.
Skiatook Lake is a federally-owned and operated reservoir located in Osage County, Oklahoma, 4 miles (6.4 km) west of the town of Skiatook, 11 miles (18 km) east of Hominy, Oklahoma and about 18 miles (29 km) from Tulsa. The Skiatook Dam is located on Hominy Creek, 14 miles (23 km) upstream of the confluence of Hominy and Bird Creeks.
Lake Crescent is a deep lake located entirely within Olympic National Park in Clallam County, Washington, United States, approximately 17 miles (27 km) west of Port Angeles on U.S. Route 101, near the small community of Piedmont. With an official maximum depth of 624 feet (190 m), it is officially the second deepest lake in the state of ...