Lake Pateros

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Lake Pateros
Lake Pateros near Pateros (Washington)
Lake Pateros near Pateros (Washington)
Location: Douglas County / Okanogan County / Chelan County , Washington (USA)
Tributaries: Columbia River , Okanogan River , Methow River
Drain: Columbia River
Larger cities on the shore: Pateros , Brewster
Lake Pateros (Washington)
Lake Pateros
Coordinates 47 ° 56 '51 "  N , 119 ° 51' 56"  W Coordinates: 47 ° 56 '51 "  N , 119 ° 51' 56"  W.
Data on the structure

The Lake Pateros is an artificial lake on the Columbia River in the US state of Washington . It was created in 1967 with the construction of Wells Dam . The reservoir is almost entirely in Douglas and Okanogan Counties , but the dam itself is partly in the easternmost part of Chelan County . The reservoir extends upstream from this dam to the Chief Joseph Dam . Towns on the waterfront include Pateros and Brewster .

Lake Pateros is known by many different names, including Butler Lake, Chief Long Jim Lake, Fort Okanogan Lake, and Lake Azwell.

Individual evidence

  1. Lake Pateros in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey