Palmer Lake (Washington) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Palmer Lake |
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The shore of the lake
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Location | Okanogan County, Washington |
Coordinates | 48°54′00″N 119°37′03″W / 48.90000°N 119.61750°W |
Primary outflows | Palmer Creek |
Basin countries | United States |
Average depth | 51 feet (16 m) |
Max. depth | 79 feet (24 m) |
Shore length1 | 9.9 miles (15.9 km) |
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.
Fish that can be found in this lake are the black crappie, burbot, Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, Sockeye salmon, and the Yellow perch.
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.
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