Chiwaukum Lake is an alpine freshwater lake located on the Ewing Basin south of Lake Donald and the McCue Ridge in King County, Washington. Because of its proximity to surrounding peaks and mountains at the heart of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, the lake is a popular area for hiking. Outflow from Chiwaukum Lake is Chiwaukum Creek and an unnamed creek flows into Chiwaukim Lake from Larch Lake. A short distance north of Donald Lake are other Scottish Lakes including Loch Eileen and Lake Julius.
| Chikamin Lake | |
|---|---|
  Chikamin Lake  Chikamin Lake | |
| Location | Chelan County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47°43′30″N 120°53′13″W / 47.7251°N 120.88706°W |
| Primary outflows | Chiwaukum Creek[1] |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 58 acres (23 ha) |
| Average depth | 72 feet (22 m) |
| Max. depth | 128 feet (39 m) |
| Water volume | 5.06 cubic hectometres (179,000,000 cu ft)[2] |
| Shore length1 | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Surface elevation | 5,213 feet (1,589 m)[3] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Climate
editChikamin Lake is located in a hemiboreal climate,[4] part of the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.[5] The average temperature is 36 °F (2 °C). The warmest month is August, with an average temperature of 61 °F (16 °C), and the coldest month is January, at an average of 18 °F (−8 °C). The average rainfall is 105.8 in (2,687 mm) per year. The wettest month is January, with 9.2 in (233 mm) of rain, and the least in July, with 1.1 in (28 mm) millimeters of rain.[6]
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ewing Basin Topo Map in Chelan County WA". topozone.com. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ David P. Dethier, Paul L. Heller. "Reconnaissance Data on Lakes in the Alpine" (PDF). US Geological Society. p. 102. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chiwaukum Lake
- ^ Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L. "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11: 1639–1640. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ Beckey, Fred W. Cascade Alpine Guide, Climbing and High Routes. Seattle, WA: Mountaineers Books, 2008.
- ^ a b "Alaska Lake, Washington Climate Averages". WeatherWX. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
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