Omak Lake
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| Geographical location | Okanogan County , Washington (USA) | |
| Tributaries | Kartar Creek, Beaverhouse Creek, unnamed creek | |
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| Coordinates | 48 ° 16 '43 " N , 119 ° 23' 52" W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 292 m | |
| surface | 13 km² | |
| length | 1 km | |
| volume | 0.869,610,359 km³ | |
| Maximum depth | 99 m | |
The Omak Lake is a endorheischer saltwater -See in Greater Omak Area in Okanogan County in the State of Washington . The lake has a surface area of about 13 square kilometers at a height of 292 meters in the Northern Cascade Range ; it is filled by three small streams. With a volume of almost 870 million cubic meters and a maximum depth of 99 meters, Omak Lake is the largest salt lake in Washington.
The name Omak comes from the Salish for the place name [umák] or the Salish term Omache - which means "good medicine" or "rich".
Omak Lake fills a former course of the Columbia River. The Okanogan once believed the lake was inhabited by ghosts and avoided the area.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Omak Lake, Okanogan County, Washington . Retrieved April 18, 2009.
- ^ William Bright: Native American Placenames of the United States . University of Oklahoma Press, 2004, ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4 , p. 350.
- ^ A b Harry M. Majors: Exploring Washington . Van Winkle Publishing Co, 1975, p. 48.