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The name of the lake recalls the former small town of Alder, which was flooded in 1945 by the impounded water of the lake and disappeared. [3] The extinct town, in turn, was named for alder trees near the original site. [4] The current community of Alder is located north of the lake. In 2021, Intel named its new microarchitecture after Alder Lake.
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.
Alder Dam is a concrete thick arch dam on the Nisqually River in the U.S. state of Washington. The construction began in 1942 and was completed in 1945. [ 3 ] At this time Alder Dam was among the tallest dams in the United States, although this title has since been surpassed.
Dams and reservoirs in Washington over 25 feet (7.6 m) [1] Dam County River Reservoir Type Installed capacity (MW) Height Reservoir capacity Year Owner Primary purpose(s) ft m acre.ft dam 3; Alder Dam: Pierce/ Thurston: Nisqually River: Alder Lake: Arch 50.0: 330 100 241,950 298,440 1945 Tacoma Power: Hydroelectric Bonneville Dam† Skamania ...
When Alder Dam was built the valley that the town was in was inundated, forcing the residents to create a new town on the shore, this is the modern day Reliance. Another town called New Reliance was built a half a mile north of Alder. [2] A post office operated from August 28, 1913 to September 30, 1914. [3]
Alder is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 227 at the 2010 census. The community is located along the shore of Alder Lake on State Route Highway 7 near the entrance to Mount Rainier National Park. A post office called Alder was established in 1902, and remained in operation until ...
The Nisqually River is the traditional territorial center of the Nisqually tribe, for which it was named, though they also lived throughout southern Puget Sound. [7] The Treaty of Medicine Creek, one of the major Northwest treaties between Washington territory and the native population of Puget Sound, was signed near a creek at the delta of the Nisqually River.
Nolte State Park is a 117-acre (47 ha) Washington state park located 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Enumclaw and just south of Cumberland at the western edge of the Cascade Mountains, with 7,174 feet (2,187 m) of shoreline on Deep Lake near the Green River Gorge. [3]