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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.
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.
Trapper Lake (Chelan County, Washington) U. Upper Florence Lake; W. Waddell Lake; Lake Wanapum; Lake Wenatchee
The waterfall is located inside the Lake Chelan National Recreation Area in the North Cascades National Park, and is near Stehekin. The falls drops 392 feet (119.5 m) in two tiers. The uppermost tier falls 312 feet (95.1 m) to a basin. [2]
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. The park offers camping, picnicking, hiking, boating, and ...
The Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness is a 153,057-acre (61,940 ha) protected wilderness area located within the Okanogan and Wenatchee national forests in Washington State. The wilderness borders Lake Chelan National Recreation Area and North Cascades National Park and the Stephen Mather Wilderness to the northwest. [ 1 ]
Coon Lake, a 15 acres (0.061 km 2) lake, and its associated 3 miles (4.8 km) stream, Coon Creek, are located in the Stehekin River Valley in Washington State’s Cascade Mountain Range. They are both within the Lake Chelan National Recreation Area , a part of both the North Cascades National Park Complex and the Stephen Mather Wilderness . [ 1 ]