| Colchuck Lake | |
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_114.jpg) Colchuck Lake from halfway up Aasgard Pass, 11 October 2024 | |
  Colchuck Lake  Colchuck Lake | |
| Location | Chelan County, Washington, United States |
| Coordinates | 47°29′52″N 120°51′13″W / 47.4976478°N 120.8534945°W |
| Primary outflows | Mountaineer creek |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 87.8 acres (0.355 km2)[1]: 27 |
| Surface elevation | 5,574 ft (1,699 m)[2] |
Colchuck Lake is a freshwater reservoir lake located on the western slope of the Enchantments, in Chelan County, Washington.[3][1] The lake is located approximately 15 miles from the city of Leavenworth, Washington and sits on the southeast corner of the Icicle Creek subbasin. It is accessed by a 4-mile trail that starts at USFS Road 7601 as it crosses over Eightmile Creek and makes a turn towards the Stuart and Culchuck Lake Trailhead where the road ends.[4] The origin of the word comes from Chinook Jargon kol + cak to mean cold waters.[5][6]
- ^ a b "Alpine Lake Optimization and Automation" (PDF). : Chelan County Natural Resources Department. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ *U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Colchuck Lake
- ^ "Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement" (PDF). Chelan County and Ecology’s Office of Columbia River. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ Kriloff, Paul. "Colchuck Lake". Washington Trails Association. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ Birght, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 115. ISBN 0806135980.
- ^ Barnes, Jeremy and Nathan (2019). Alpine Lakes Wilderness: The Complete Hiking Guide. Mountaineers Books. ISBN 1680510789.