Palmer Lake (Washington)

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Palmer Lake
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The shore of the lake
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Palmer Lake
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Palmer Lake
Location Okanogan County, Washington
Coordinates 48°54′00″N119°37′03″W / 48.90000°N 119.61750°W / 48.90000; -119.61750
Primary outflows Palmer Creek
Basin  countries United States
Surface area2,100 acres (850 ha) [1]
Average depth51 ft (16 m)
Max. depth79 ft (24 m)
Shore length19.9 miles (15.9 km)
Surface elevation1,152 ft (351 m) [2]
Settlements Loomis, Washington
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Palmer Lake is a lake in Okanogan County, in the U.S. state of Washington. [2]

Fish that can be found in this lake are the black crappie, burbot, Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, Sockeye salmon, and the Yellow perch. [1]

Known as Haipwil to the Indigenous people, Palmer Lake is named for James Palmer, who had a cattle ranch at the north end of the lake around 1875. [3] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "landbigfish.com". landbigfish.com. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Palmer Lake (Washington)
  3. Majors, Harry M. (1975). Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 51. ISBN   978-0-918664-00-6.
  4. Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 206.