| McKenzie Lake (Washington)/Mill Pond | |
|---|---|
| Location | Thurston County, Washington |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 46°56′16″N122°36′49″W / 46.9377045°N 122.6137486°W |
| Type | Natural freshwater lake |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. width | [1] |
| Surface elevation | 328 ft (100 m) [2] |
| Islands | one islet |
| Settlements | Yelm, Washington |
McKenzie Lake is a lake in the U.S. state of Washington. [3]
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, apart from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are also larger and deeper than ponds, though there are no official or scientific definitions. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams, which are usually flowing. Most lakes are fed and drained by rivers and streams.
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are currently 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory and shares its sovereignty with the federal government. Due to this shared sovereignty, Americans are citizens both of the federal republic and of the state in which they reside. State citizenship and residency are flexible, and no government approval is required to move between states, except for persons restricted by certain types of court orders.
Washington, officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Named for George Washington, the first U.S. president, the state was made out of the western part of the Washington Territory, which was ceded by the British Empire in 1846, in accordance with the Oregon Treaty in the settlement of the Oregon boundary dispute. The state, which is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean, Oregon to the south, Idaho to the east, and the Canadian province of British Columbia to the north, was admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889. Olympia is the state capital; the state's largest city is Seattle. Washington is often referred to as Washington State to distinguish it from the nation's capital, Washington, D.C..
McKenzie Lake most likely was named after Alexander and John McKenzie, local landholders. [4] Some modern maps also name this as Mill Pond. [5]
