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Lake Lenore, also known as Lenore Lake, is a lake in Grant County, Washington, United States. It is a 1,670-acre (680 ha) lake formed by the Missoula Floods in the lower Coulee just north of the town of Soap Lake, Washington. It is situated between Alkali Lake to the north and Soap Lake to the south. The lake is rather narrow, but long. The length of the lake runs north–south alongside State Route 17 leading from near the city of Soap Lake to Coulee City.
| Lenore Lake | |
|---|---|
 State Route 17 along Lake Lenore | |
  Lenore Lake  Lenore Lake | |
| Location | Grant County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47°30′07″N 119°30′43″W |
| Catchment area | 367 sq mi (950 km2) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Average depth | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Max. depth | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
| Water volume | 19,500 acre⋅ft (24,100,000 m3) |
| Shore length1 | 14.4 mi (23.2 km) |
| Surface elevation | 1,075 ft (328 m) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Lenore Canyon is a coulee associated with the development of the Scablands.[1]
One of the interesting areas around Lake Lenore is the Lenore Caves. Located at the northern end of the lake, the Lenore Caves are a series of overhangs along the cliffs at the lake. They exist in one of the largest volcanic regions on Earth.
Lenore Caves
The Lenore Caves were formed by the plucking of basalt from the walls of the coulees by the Missoula floods and are geologically different from most caverns. They were later used as shelters by prehistoric humans.
The trail is accessible from State Route 17 along Lake Lenore via a road to a parking area.
History
On January 13, 1947, the U.S. War Assets Administration disposed of drums of sodium into Lake Lenore.[2]
References
- Baker, Victor (2010). Migon, Piotr (ed.). Channeled Scablands: A Megaflood Landscape, in Geomorphological Landscapes of the World. Springer. pp. 21–28. ISBN 9789048130542.
- January 13, 1947 newsreel
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[de] Lake Lenore (Washington)
Der Lake Lenore (auch „Lenore Lake“) liegt im Grant County im US-Bundesstaat Washington. Es ist ein 1.670 Acres (676 ha) großer von den Missoula-Fluten geformter See in der Lower Coulee unmittelbar nördlich der Kleinstadt Soap Lake. Er befindet sich zwischen dem Alkali Lake im Norden und dem Soap Lake im Süden. Der See ist eher schmal, aber lang gestreckt. Die größere Länge erreicht der See in Nord-Süd-Richtung entlang der Washington State Route 17, die von Soap Lake nach Coulee City führt. Das Einzugsgebiet des Sees umfasst 950 km².- [en] Lake Lenore (Washington)
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