Palmer Lake (Washington)

Palmer Lake
The shore of the lake
Location of Palmer Lake in Washington, USA.
Location of Palmer Lake in Washington, USA.
Palmer Lake
Location of Palmer Lake in Washington, USA.
Location of Palmer Lake in Washington, USA.
Palmer Lake
LocationOkanogan County, Washington
Coordinates48°54′00″N 119°37′03″W / 48.90000°N 119.61750°W / 48.90000; -119.61750
Primary outflowsPalmer Creek
Basin countriesUnited States
Average depth51 feet (16 m)
Max. depth79 feet (24 m)
Shore length19.9 miles (15.9 km)
SettlementsLoomis, Washington
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Palmer Lake is a lake in Okanogan County, in the U.S. state of Washington.[1]

Fish that can be found in this lake are the black crappie, burbot, Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, Sockeye salmon, and the Yellow perch.[2]

Known as Haipwil to the Indigenous people, Palmer Lake is named for James Palmer, who had a cattle ranch at the north end of the lake around 1875.[3][4]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Palmer Lake (Washington)
  2. ^ "landbigfish.com". landbigfish.com. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  3. ^ Majors, Harry M. (1975). Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-918664-00-6.
  4. ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 206.