Lake Dorothy facts for kids

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Lake Dorothy Location in Washington (state) Show map of Washington (state) Lake Dorothy Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Location	King County, Washington
Coordinates	47°35′18″N 121°23′7″W / 47.58833°N 121.38528°W / 47.58833; -121.38528
Primary outflows	Miller River
Basin countries	United States
Surface elevation	3,062 ft (933 m)
Islands	9

Dorothy Louise Anderson circa 1911 at age 18. Shortly after her birth, her father mapmaker Oliver Phelps Anderson named Lake Dorothy after her in "New Map of the County of King, State of Washington, 1894."

Lake Dorothy is a lake in King County, Washington. First labeled on Oliver Phelps Anderson's "New Map of the County of King, State of Washington, 1894"; the name was bestowed by Anderson for his daughter Dorothy Louise Anderson (1893-1912), a member of Sigma Kappa sorority. It is one of the largest lakes in the area and is the source of the East Fork Miller River. Florence Falls is located a short distance downstream from the outlet.

Access

The lake can be reached by the Dorothy Lake Trail which is about 2 miles to the lake. The trail continues another 2 miles along the lake’s shore to its south end. After that it continues on, climbing up from the lake and eventually climbing over a ridge before descending to Bear Lake and the Taylor River.