Lake Pateros
Lake Pateros is a reservoir on the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington. It was created in 1967 with the construction of Wells Dam. The reservoir lies almost entirely in Douglas and Okanogan counties, although the dam itself lies partially in the easternmost portion of Chelan County.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Reservoir
- Description: body of water
- Also known as: “Butler Lake”, “Chief Long Jim Lake”, “Fort Okanogan Lake”, “Lake Azwell”, “Lake Long Jim”, “Larry Butler Lake”, “Wells Lake”, and “Wells Reservoir”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wells Dam.
Wells Dam
Dam
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Wells Dam is a hydroelectric embankment dam located on the Columbia River, downstream from the confluence of the Okanogan River, Methow River, and the Columbia River in Washington state.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carpenter Island.
Carpenter Island
Locality
Carpenter Island is a man-made island and boat launch area on the Columbia River in Washington, US. It has the shape of a backward letter L and lies on the Chelan County side of the river, across from Douglas County and is just downstream of Wells Dam.
Lake Pateros
- Category: body of water
- Location: Chelan, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Pateros from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Welsh—“Lake Pateros” goes by many names.
- French: “Lake Pateros”
- German: “Lake Pateros”
- Italian: “lago Pateros”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lake Pateros”
- Welsh: “Llyn Pateros”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Azwell and Starr.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Skeleton Canyon and Bonita Flats.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lake Pateros”. Photo: Surachit, CC BY-SA 3.0.