Chiwaukum Lake Explained

Chikamin Lake
Coords:47.7251°N -120.8871°W
Outflow:Chiwaukum Creek[1]
Basin Countries:United States
Depth:72feet
Max-Depth:128feet
Volume:[2]
Shore:1.6mile
Pushpin Map:Washington#USA
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Alaska Lake in Washington, USA.

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.

Climate

Chikamin Lake is located in a hemiboreal climate,[3] part of the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.[4] The average temperature is . The warmest month is August, with an average temperature of, and the coldest month is January, at an average of . The average rainfall is per year. The wettest month is January, with of rain, and the least in July, with millimeters of rain.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ewing Basin Topo Map in Chelan County WA. topozone.com. 17 April 2021.
  2. Web site: Reconnaissance Data on Lakes in the Alpine. David P. Dethier. Paul L. Heller. US Geological Society. 15 April 2021 . 102.
  3. Peel. M C. Finlayson. B L. Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11. 1639–1640. 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. 19 March 2021. free.
  4. Beckey, Fred W. Cascade Alpine Guide, Climbing and High Routes. Seattle, WA: Mountaineers Books, 2008.
  5. Web site: Alaska Lake, Washington Climate Averages. WeatherWX. 29 March 2021 .