Palmer Lake is a lake in Okanogan County, in the U.S. state of Washington.[1]
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Location | Okanogan County, Washington |
Coordinates | 48°54′00″N 119°37′03″W |
Primary outflows | Palmer Creek |
Basin countries | United States |
Average depth | 51 feet (16 m) |
Max. depth | 79 feet (24 m) |
Shore length1 | 9.9 miles (15.9 km) |
Settlements | Loomis, Washington |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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]
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