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Lake Washington (Lushootseed: x̌ačuʔ) [3] [a] is a large freshwater lake adjacent to the city of Seattle, Washington, United States. [4] It is the largest lake in King County and the second largest natural lake in the state of Washington , after Lake Chelan .
Lake Cushman: Arch 43.2: 235 72 453,400 559,300 1926 Tacoma Power: Hydroelectric Cushman Dam No. 2: Mason: North Fork Skokomish River: Lake Kokanee: Arch 81.0: 175 53 8,000 9,900 1930 Tacoma Power: Hydroelectric Diablo Dam: Whatcom: Skagit River: Diablo Lake: Arch 129.0: 389 119 88,500 109,200 1930 Seattle City Light: Hydroelectric Dry Falls ...
This is a list of natural lakes and reservoirs located fully or partially in the U.S. state of Washington.Natural lakes that have been altered with a dam, such as Lake Chelan, are included as lakes, not reservoirs.
Washington state is a hotbed for minerals, gemstones, crystals and fossils, making the Evergreen state a popular site for rockhounding. Whether in an official group or going solo, rockhounding is ...
The Marmes Rockshelter (also known as (45-FR-50)) is an archaeological site first excavated in 1962, [3] near Lyons Ferry Park and the confluence of the Snake and Palouse Rivers, in Franklin County, southeastern Washington.
The Lake Washington Ship Canal and Ballard Locks (a.k.a. Hiram M. Chittenden Locks), opened in 1917, were funded by Washington state but built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. [174] The Administration Building for the locks was designed by prominent Seattle architects Bebb and Gould and completed 1916.
Mossyrock Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Cowlitz River near Mossyrock in Lewis County, Washington, United States. The reservoir created by the dam is called Riffe Lake . The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric production while flood control is a secondary function. [ 1 ]
A large geological feature in southern Utah known as the “Double Arch,” the “Hole in the Roof” and sometimes the “Toilet Bowl” has collapsed, National Park Service officials said Friday.