Lake Chelan, the Glossary
Lake Chelan is a narrow, long lake in Chelan County, north-central Washington state, U.S. It is an overdeepened lake and resembles a fjord, with an average width of.[1]
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Basalt
Basalt is an aphanitic (fine-grained) extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity lava rich in magnesium and iron (mafic lava) exposed at or very near the surface of a rocky planet or moon.
Bridgelip sucker
The bridgelip sucker (Catostomus columbianus) is a fish in the family Catostomidae that occupies the Columbia River system.
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British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada.
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Brook trout
The brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) is a species of freshwater fish in the char genus Salvelinus of the salmon family Salmonidae native to Eastern North America in the United States and Canada.
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Bull trout
The bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) is a char of the family Salmonidae native to northwestern North America.
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Cascade Range
The Cascade Range or Cascades is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California.
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Census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
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Chelan County, Washington
Chelan County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. Lake Chelan and Chelan County, Washington are north Cascades of Washington (state).
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Chelan River
The Chelan River is a tributary of the Columbia River, in the U.S. state of Washington. Lake Chelan and Chelan River are north Cascades of Washington (state).
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Chelan, Washington
Chelan is a city in Chelan County, Washington, United States.
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Chinook salmon
The Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) is the largest and most valuable species of Pacific salmon.
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Columbia River
The Columbia River (Upper Chinook: or; Sahaptin: Nch’i-Wàna or Nchi wana; Sinixt dialect swah'netk'qhu) is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
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Columbia Valley AVA
Columbia Valley is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) which lies within the Columbia River Plateau, through much of central and southern Washington state, with a section crossing the state boundary into northern Oregon south of the Columbia River.
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Cordilleran ice sheet
The Cordilleran ice sheet was a major ice sheet that periodically covered large parts of North America during glacial periods over the last ~2.6 million years.
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Crater Lake
Crater Lake (Klamath: Giiwas) is a volcanic crater lake in south-central Oregon in the Western United States.
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Fjord
In physical geography, a fjord or fiord is a long, narrow sea inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier.
Glacial erratic
A glacial erratic is a glacially deposited rock differing from the type of rock native to the area in which it rests.
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Glacier
A glacier is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving downhill under its own weight.
Holden Village, Washington
Holden Village is a year-round Lutheran Christian center in the North Cascade mountains of the U.S. state of Washington.
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Lake
A lake is an often naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface.
Lake Chelan AVA
Lake Chelan is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) in Washington state.
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Lake Chelan Dam
Lake Chelan Dam officially known as the Lake Chelan Hydroelectric Project is located approximately north of the city of Wenatchee in Chelan County.
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Lake Chelan National Recreation Area
Lake Chelan National Recreation Area is a national recreation area located about south of the Canada–US border in Chelan County, Washington.
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Lake Chelan State Park
Lake Chelan State Park is a public recreation area covering on the southwest shore of Lake Chelan in Chelan County, Washington, on the east side of the Cascade Mountains.
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Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness
The Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness is a protected wilderness area located within the Okanogan and Wenatchee national forests in Washington State. Lake Chelan and Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness are north Cascades of Washington (state).
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Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe (Washo: Dáʔaw) is a freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada of the Western United States, straddling the border between California and Nevada.
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Lake trout
The lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) is a freshwater char living mainly in lakes in northern North America.
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Largescale sucker
The largescale sucker (Catostomus macrocheilus) is a species of sucker, a type of freshwater fish, found in western North America.
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Last Glacial Maximum
The Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), also referred to as the Last Glacial Coldest Period, was the most recent time during the Last Glacial Period where ice sheets were at their greatest extent 26,000 and 20,000 years ago.
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List of lakes by depth
These articles lists the world's deepest lakes.
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List of lakes of Washington
This is a list of natural lakes and reservoirs located fully or partially in the U.S. state of Washington. Lake Chelan and list of lakes of Washington are lakes of Washington (state).
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Longnose sucker
The longnose sucker (Catostomus catostomus) is a species of cypriniform freshwater fish in the family Catostomidae.
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Lucerne, Washington
Lucerne is an unincorporated community in Chelan County, Washington, United States.
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Manson, Washington
Manson is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Chelan County in the U.S. state of Washington.
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Moraine
A moraine is any accumulation of unconsolidated debris (regolith and rock), sometimes referred to as glacial till, that occurs in both currently and formerly glaciated regions, and that has been previously carried along by a glacier or ice sheet.
Mountain whitefish
The mountain whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni) is one of the most widely distributed salmonid fish of western North America.
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Mylocheilus caurinus
Mylocheilus caurinus, the peamouth, peamouth chub, redmouth sucker or northwestern dace, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish from the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows, that is found in western North America.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (abbreviated as NOAA) is a US scientific and regulatory agency charged with forecasting weather, monitoring oceanic and atmospheric conditions, charting the seas, conducting deep-sea exploration, and managing fishing and protection of marine mammals and endangered species in the US exclusive economic zone.
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North Cascades National Park
North Cascades National Park is an American national park in the state of Washington. Lake Chelan and North Cascades National Park are north Cascades of Washington (state).
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Northern pikeminnow
The Northern pikeminnow, Columbia River dace or colloquially Squawfish (Ptychocheilus oregonensis) is a large member of the minnow family, Leuciscidae.
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Overdeepening
Overdeepening is a characteristic of basins and valleys eroded by glaciers.
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Pleistocene
The Pleistocene (often referred to colloquially as the Ice Age) is the geological epoch that lasted from to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations.
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Pygmy whitefish
The pygmy whitefish (Prosopium coulterii) is a freshwater whitefish of the genus Prosopium in the family Salmonidae.
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Railroad Creek
Railroad Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Washington.
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Rain shadow
A rain shadow is an area of significantly reduced rainfall behind a mountainous region, on the side facing away from prevailing winds, known as its leeward side.
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Rainbow trout
The rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is a species of trout native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in North America and Asia.
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Redside shiner
The redside shiner (Richardsonius balteatus) is a species of cyprinid fish found in the Western United States and British Columbia.
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Salishan languages
The Salishan (also Salish) languages are a family of languages of the Pacific Northwest in North America (the Canadian province of British Columbia and the American states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana).
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Sea level
Mean sea level (MSL, often shortened to sea level) is an average surface level of one or more among Earth's coastal bodies of water from which heights such as elevation may be measured.
Sediment
Sediment is a naturally occurring material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion, and is subsequently transported by the action of wind, water, or ice or by the force of gravity acting on the particles.
Similkameen River
The Similkameen River runs through southern British Columbia, Canada, eventually discharging into the Okanagan River near Oroville, Washington, in the United States.
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Skagit River
The Skagit River is a river in southwestern British Columbia in Canada and northwestern Washington in the United States, approximately 150 mi (240 km) long. Lake Chelan and Skagit River are north Cascades of Washington (state).
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Sockeye salmon
The sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), also called red salmon, kokanee salmon, blueback salmon, or simply sockeye, is an anadromous species of salmon found in the Northern Pacific Ocean and rivers discharging into it.
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Stehekin River
The Stehekin River is a river located in Washington state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Lake Chelan and Stehekin River are north Cascades of Washington (state).
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Stehekin, Washington
Stehekin is a small unincorporated community in Chelan County, Washington.
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Stephen Mather Wilderness
The Stephen Mather Wilderness is a wilderness area honoring Stephen Mather, the first director of the National Park Service. Lake Chelan and Stephen Mather Wilderness are north Cascades of Washington (state).
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Till
Closeup of glacial till. Note that the larger grains (pebbles and gravel) in the till are completely surrounded by the matrix of finer material (silt and sand), and this characteristic, known as ''matrix support'', is diagnostic of till. Glacial till with tufts of grass Till or glacial till is unsorted glacial sediment.
Twenty-Five Mile Creek State Park
Twenty-Five Mile Creek State Park is a public recreation area on the western side of Lake Chelan, northwest of the city of Chelan in Chelan County, Washington.
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U.S. Route 97 Alternate
U.S. Route 97 Alternate (US 97 Alt., also abbreviated as US 97A) is an alternate route of US 97 within the state of Washington.
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Unincorporated area
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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Uno Peak Fire
The Uno Peak Fire was a wildfire on the slopes of Lake Chelan, approximately 15 miles from Manson, Washington in the United States.
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Washington (state)
Washington, officially the State of Washington, is the westernmost state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
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Wenatchee National Forest
Wenatchee National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in Washington.
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Westslope cutthroat trout
The westslope cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi), also known as the black-spotted trout, common cutthroat trout and red-throated trout is a subspecies of the cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii) and is a freshwater fish in the salmon family (family Salmonidae) of order Salmoniformes.
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Yellowstone cutthroat trout
The Yellowstone cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri) is a subspecies of the cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii).
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2020 United States census
The 2020 United States census was the 24th decennial United States census.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Chelan
Also known as Chelan Lake, Domke Falls, Emily von Jentzen.
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