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Lake Chelan (/ ʃ ə ˈ l æ n / shə-LAN) is a narrow, 50.5 mi (81.3 km) long lake in Chelan County, north-central Washington state, U.S. [1] It is an overdeepened lake and resembles a fjord, with an average width of 1.3 mi (2.1 km). Near its upper end, the lake surface lies more than 6,600 ft (2,000 m) below peaks less than 3 mi (4.8 km) away.
Lake Chelan National Recreation Area is a national recreation area located about 35 miles (56 km) south of the Canada–US border in Chelan County, Washington.It encompasses an area of 61,958 acres (25,074 ha) including the northern end of Lake Chelan and the surrounding area of the Stehekin Valley and the Stehekin River.
Chelan, Washington. Chelan (/ ʃəˈlæn / shə-LAN) is a city in Chelan County, Washington, United States. The estimated population was 4,222 at the 2020 census. [5] It lies on the southeast tip of Lake Chelan, where the lake flows into the Chelan River. Chelan is part of the Wenatchee − East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Website. Lake Chelan State Park. Lake Chelan State Park is a public recreation area covering 139 acres (56 ha) on the southwest shore of Lake Chelan in Chelan County, Washington, on the east side of the Cascade Mountains. The state park was created with the state's initial purchase of land in 1942; it opened in 1943.
Chelan is located at the southeastern end of Lake Chelan where access to the park from Stehekin serves eastern Washington communities. The closest international airport is Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac), which is 120 mi (190 km) from North Cascades Visitor Center and 190 mi (310 km) from Chelan.
Chelan County (/ ʃəˈlæn /, shə-LAN) is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, its population was 79,074. [1] The county seat and largest city is Wenatchee. [2] The county was created out of Okanogan and Kittitas Counties on March 13, 1899. [3][4] It derives its name from a Chelan Indian word meaning "deep water ...
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. It borders the cities of Seattle on the west, Bellevue and Kirkland on the east ...
Lake Chelan Dam. Lake Chelan Dam officially known as the Lake Chelan Hydroelectric Project is located approximately 32 miles (51 km) north of the city of Wenatchee in Chelan County. The dam is located at the lower or southeasterly end of 50.4 miles (81.1 kilometres) [5] long Lake Chelan, and is within the limits of the city of Chelan.