Diamond Lake, Washington
Appearance
Diamond Lake, Washington | |
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Coordinates: 48°07′19″N 117°11′57″W / 48.12194°N 117.19917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Pend Oreille |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP code | 99156 |
Area code | 509 |
Diamond Lake is an unincorporated community in Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States located southwest of Newport, Washington. The Diamond Lake community is built around Diamond Lake.[1]
Lake
Diamond Lake | |
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Coordinates | 48°07′45″N 117°11′39″W / 48.12917°N 117.19417°W |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 754.4 acres (305.3 ha) |
Average depth | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
Max. depth | 58 ft (18 m) |
Water volume | 24.787 acre⋅ft × 106 acre⋅ft (30,574 m3 × 130,749 m3) |
Shore length1 | 7 mi (11 km) |
Surface elevation | 2,343 ft (714 m) |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Diamond Lake is a 754.4-acre (3.053 km2) natural lake located in the area north of U.S. Route 2.[2]
The average depth of the lake is 26 ft (7.9 m) deep with a maximum depth of 58 ft (18 m). Diamond Lake offers year-round fishing and has a population of Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch, bullheads, Rainbow and Brown trout. A cooperative net pen project releases 12,500 Rainbow Trout, Rainbows and Browns. Approximately 200 Rainbow Trout surplus broodstock are farmed in Diamond Lake annually.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Pend Oreille County, Washington" (PDF). pendoreilleco.org. October 17, 2005. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
- ^ "Document Display". nepis.epa.gov. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
- ^ "Diamond Lake - Fish Washington". wdfw.wa.gov. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
- ^ "Diamond Lake, WA". International Selkirk Loop. Retrieved December 1, 2018.