Diablo Lake
Diablo Lake is a reservoir in the North Cascade mountains of northern Washington state, United States. Created by Diablo Dam, the lake is located between Ross Lake and Gorge Lake on the Skagit River at an elevation of 1,201 feet above sea level.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in Washington, United States
- Also known as: “Diablo Reservoir” and “Thunder Lake”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Diablo Dam and Ross Dam.
Diablo Dam
Industrial building
Photo: Robert Ashworth, CC BY 2.0.
Diablo Dam is one of three dams along the upper Skagit River in Whatcom County, Washington and part of the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project that supplies Seattle with some of its power needs. Diablo Dam is situated 2 miles northwest of Diablo Lake.
Ross Dam
Industrial building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ross Dam is a 540-foot -high, 1,300-foot -long concrete thin arch dam across the Skagit River, forming Ross Lake. The dam is in Washington state, while Ross Lake extends 23 miles north to British Columbia, Canada. Ross Dam is situated 2½ miles northeast of Diablo Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Diablo.
Diablo
Hamlet
Diablo is an unincorporated community in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. It is located along the Skagit River within the Ross Lake National Recreation Area, near Diablo Dam. Diablo is situated 2 miles northwest of Diablo Lake.
Diablo Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Whatcom, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Norwegian Bokmål—“Diablo Lake” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بحيرة ديابلو”
- Cebuano: “Diablo Lake (tubiganan sa Estados Unidos, Washington)”
- Cebuano: “Diablo Lake”
- French: “lac Diablo”
- French: “Lac Diablo”
- German: “Diablo Lake”
- Italian: “lago Diablo”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Diablo Lake”
- “Diablo”
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