Moira Lake (Washington)

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Moira Lake
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Moira Lake
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Moira Lake
Location King County, Washington, United States
Coordinates 47°33′37″N121°21′54″W / 47.56041°N 121.36509°W / 47.56041; -121.36509 Coordinates: 47°33′37″N121°21′54″W / 47.56041°N 121.36509°W / 47.56041; -121.36509
Basin  countriesUnited States
Surface area1.5 acres (0.0061 km2) [1]
Surface elevation3,911 ft (1,192 m) [2]

Moira Lake is a small freshwater lake located on a plateau it shares with Marlene Lake, a short distance north of Big Snow Mountain, in King County, Washington. The lake can be accessed from the trail that leads past Myrtle Lake, which is West of Marlene Lake. The outflow of Moira Lake joins the creeks from Marlene Lake, Fools Gold Lake and other snow melting creeks to empty as the inflow of Lake Dorothy, which outflows as the East Fork of the Miller River. The lake is home to cutthroat trout and rainbow trout. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Moira King County". Washington Fishing Lakes. Retrieved 23 March 2021.