Pearrygin Lake is a 212-acre (86 ha) reservoir lying 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northeast of Winthrop in Okanogan County, Washington. It has a maximum depth of 49 feet (15 m) and has a water volume of 6,260 acre-feet (7,720,000 m3). The lake is fed by a diversion from the Chewuch River and several small inlets; it drains westerly into the Chewuch River.[4] It lies within the watershed of the Lower Chewuch River.[5]
| Pearrygin Lake | |
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| Location | Okanogan County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 48°29′24″N 120°09′04″W / 48.49°N 120.151°W[1] |
| Catchment area | 11.8 sq mi (31 km2)[2] |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 1.3 mi (2.1 km) |
| Max. width | 1,750 ft (530 m) |
| Surface area | 183.2 acres (74.1 ha)[3] |
| Max. depth | 49 ft (10 m) |
| Water volume | 6,260 acre⋅ft (7,700,000 m3) |
| Surface elevation | 1,929 ft (588 m)[1] |
The lake is oriented from northwest to southeast in a narrow, glacially carved valley where it abuts a forested slope to the south and open shrub-steppe habitat to the north. It is located in Section 36, Township 35N, Range 21E.[6] The lake is almost entirely surrounded by Pearrygin Lake State Park.[7] A privately-owned RV camping resort occupies the lake's northern shore.[8] The lake's primary sports fish is rainbow trout.[3]
History edit
The lake bears the name of B.F. "Ben" Pearrygin, who homesteaded the area in the late 1880s.[9] The lake became a reservoir intended for irrigation and recreational purposes with the completion of a dam in 1921.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "Pearrygin Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "Inventory of Dams in the State of Washington" (PDF). Department of Ecology. November 2009. p. 69. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- ^ a b "Pearrygin Lake". Fishing and Shellfishing: Lowland Lakes. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- ^ Ernest E. Wolcott (1973). "Lakes of Washington, Volume 2, Eastern Washington" (PDF) (3 ed.). Washington Department of Ecology. pp. 345–346. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- ^ "Figure 1: Okanogan County" (PDF). Okanogan County Shoreline Master Plan. Okanogan County Office of Planning & Development. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- ^ "Appendix E.4: General descriptions of AU stream and lake groups used to analyze potential cumulative impacts" (PDF). Okanogan County Office of Planning & Development. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- ^ "Pearrygin Lake State Park". Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- ^ "Silverline Resort". Silverline Resort. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- ^ Karen West (April 2, 2012). "Naming Pearrygin". Methow Grist Archive. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
External links edit
- Pearrygin Lake Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife