Gorge Lake
Gorge Lake is a reservoir in the North Cascades of northwestern Washington state, United States. Created by Gorge Dam, the lake is located between Diablo Lake and Newhalem on the Skagit River, at an elevation of 876 feet above sea level.Places of Interest
Highlights include Davis Peak and Gorge Dam.
Davis Peak
Peak
Photo: Bob Collowân, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Davis Peak is a mountain just north of Gorge Lake in North Cascades National Park, in the US state of Washington. It is located just south of the Picket Range.
Gorge Dam
Dam
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Gorge Dam is one of three 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
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Diablo and Newhalem.
Diablo
Hamlet
Photo: Ron Clausen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Newhalem
Hamlet
Newhalem is a small unincorporated community on the Skagit River in the western foothills of the North Cascades, in Whatcom County, northwestern Washington, United States.
Gorge Lake
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in the United States
- Category: body of water
- Location: Whatcom, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.70663° or 48° 42′ 24″ northLongitude
-121.18005° or 121° 10′ 48″ westElevation
876 feet (267 metres)Open location code
84WWPR49+MXOpenStreetMap ID
way 127271713OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirGeoNames ID
5795856Wikidata ID
Q3214905
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