Lake Entiat

Lake Entiat Rocky Reach Reservoir
Geographical location	Chelan County / Douglas County , Washington (USA)
Tributaries	Columbia River
Drain	Columbia River
Data
Coordinates	47 ° 31 '59 "  N , 120 ° 17' 39"  W Coordinates: 47 ° 31 '59 "  N , 120 ° 17' 39"  W.
particularities	Reservoir

The Lake Entiat (also Rocky Reach Reservoir ) is a reservoir in the county Chelan and Douglas in north central Washington , United States, from the Rocky Reach Dam is dammed (built in 1962); the dam contains a hydroelectric power station . The reservoir is 17 miles north of Wenatchee and extends upstream to Wells Dam . Lincoln Rock State Park is on its south bank.

In the 1800s, Indians of the Chinook tribe settled at the confluence of the Columbia River and Entiat River , who referred to the place as Enteatqua , which means "fast water" or "rapids" and namesake for the river and the later developing city Became entiate .

Turtle Rock Island

Turtle Rock Island, Lake Entiat, Washington

A well-known feature in Lake Entiat is Turtle Rock Island , located northeast of Lincoln Rock State Park. Originally part of the mainland on the south bank of the Columbia, this rock became an island when the lake formed. The US Highway 2 passed earlier through this area, which has been to the island, and the remains of the road can be seen on aerial photographs today. Today the island is a nature reserve and nursery for fish; there is only access by boat.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Complete information for Lincoln Rock State Park . Washington State Parks. 2009. Archived from the original on December 7, 2009.
2. ↑ Back to nature at Turtle Rock .
3. ↑ Turtle Rock Island .

Web links

• Lake Entiat in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey