Keechelus Lake is a lake
and reservoir in Washington state. It is the source of the Yakima River. Keechelus Lake is the western lake of the three large lakes near I90 and north of the Yakima River in the Cascade Range. After crossing nearby Snoqualmie 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 the Bureau of Land 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)
The name Keechelus comes from an Indian term meaning "few fish".
Here are some pictures I took Thursday
Beautiful reflection
The water was very low in the upper part of the lake when we were there and stumps can be seen.
Since this lake is a reservoir the water can be drawn down for
various uses.
I am linking this to Weekend Reflections HERE
and reservoir in Washington state. It is the source of the Yakima River. Keechelus Lake is the western lake of the three large lakes near I90 and north of the Yakima River in the Cascade Range. After crossing nearby Snoqualmie Pass , Interstate 90 runs along the eastern shoreline of Keechelus Lake.
The name Keechelus comes from an Indian term meaning "few fish".
Here are some pictures I took Thursday
various uses.
I am linking this to Weekend Reflections HERE
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12 comments:
Wow... What a perfect mirror... I love this serie, all of them ! Well done.
I would love to ramble along the edge of it...to see what I could see! It looks so quiet in your shots.
peaceful views.
Gorgeous reflections!
Good ole stump lake. Now I know the official name!
You really did get some good reflection shots there!
I've never seen the lake so low - guess it will fill once the rains come - but I'm glad for the nice weather we are having right now - may it continue!!! Fabulous photos.
Great pictures - love the fact that it means "few fish"!
Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
A beautiful landscape! The reflections are gorgeous!
I've been by there many times and didn't know of it. Great reflections on the low lake.
Beautiful reflections!
Us locals call it "Stump Lake". It was logged prior to 1920 using crosscut saws. You can still see springboard holes on some of the stumps. The water goes down to Yakima to water the fall crop of apples and pears. Thanks for sharing the photos!
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