- Keechelus Lake
Infobox lake
lake_name = Keechelus Lake
image_lake = Keechelus_stump.jpg
caption_lake =
image_bathymetry =
caption_bathymetry =
location =Kittitas County, Washington
coords = Coord|47.3477|-121.3691|type:waterbody_region:US-WA|display=inline,title
type = natural lake,reservoir
inflow =
outflow =Yakima River
catchment = convert|54.3|sqmi|abbr=on
basin_countries = United States
length = convert|4.2|mi|abbr=on
width = convert|1|mi|abbr=on
area =
depth =
max-depth =
volume = convert|0.0467|cumi|km3|abbr=on|lk=on
residence_time =
shore =
elevation = convert|2517|ft|abbr=on
islands =
cities =Keechelus Lake is a
lake inWashington state, USA. It is the source of theYakima River . Keechelus Lake is the western lake of the three large lakes nearInterstate 90 and north of the Yakima River in theCascade Range , the other two beingKachess Lake andCle Elum Lake . After crossing nearbySnoqualmie Pass , Interstate 90 runs along the eastern shoreline of Keechelus Lake.Keechelus Lake is part of the
Columbia River basin, being the source of the Yakima River, which is tributary to the Columbia River.The lake is used as a storage
reservoir for the Yakima Project, an irrigation project run by theUnited States Bureau of Reclamation . Although a natural lake, Keechelus Lake's capacity and discharge is controlled by Keechelus Dam, a 128 foot (39 m) high earthfill structure built in 1917. As a storage reservoir, Keechelus Lake's active capacity is 157,900 acre feet (195,000,000 m³). [ [http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/html/yakima.html Yakima Project] ,United States Bureau of Reclamation .]The name Keechelus comes from an Indian term meaning "few fish", in contrast to Kachess Lake, whose name means "more fish". [cite book |last= Phillips |first= James W. |title= Washington State Place Names |year= 1971 |publisher= University of Washington Press |isbn= 0-295-95158-3]
References
External links
* [http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/dams/wa00265.htm Keechelus Dam] ,
United States Bureau of Reclamation
*, USGS, GNIS
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