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.

Photo: Surachit, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 and Azwell.

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.