Palmer Lake (Washington)

Palmer Lake
The shore of the lake
Palmer Lake
Palmer Lake
LocationOkanogan County, Washington
Coordinates48°54′00″N 119°37′03″W / 48.90000°N 119.61750°W / 48.90000; -119.61750
Primary outflowsPalmer Creek
Basin countriesUnited 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]
SettlementsLoomis, 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. ^ a b "landbigfish.com". landbigfish.com. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  2. ^ a b 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.