Lake Donald | |
Location: | Kittitas County, Washington, United States |
Coords: | 47.7351°N -120.8904°W |
Outflow: | Roarking Creek |
Basin Countries: | United States |
Area: | 11.6acres |
Elevation: | 5876feet |
Pushpin Map: | Washington#USA |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Eightmile Lake in Washington, USA. |
Lake Donald is a freshwater lakes located on the north slope of the Chiwaukum Mountains, in Chelan County, Washington. The lake is a popular area for hiking, swimming, and fishing Cutthroat trout and Rainbow trout.[1] Self-issued Alpine Lake Wilderness permit required for transit within the Klonaqua Lakes area.[2]
Lake Donald is one of the Scottish Lakes, which includes nearby Lake Julius, Loch Eileen and Lake Ethel. The lakes were given names by Albert Hale Sylvester, a topographer for the United States Geological Survey working throughout the North Cascades National Park Complex around 1900, named after female family and friends of Sylvester.[3]