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.
- 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: Wells Dam.
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.
Azwell
Hamlet
Azwell is a small unincorporated community in Okanogan County, Washington, United States.
Lake Pateros
- Category: body of water
- Location: Chelan, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.94736° or 47° 56′ 51″ north
Longitude
-119.86562° or 119° 51′ 56″ west
Elevation
784 feet (239 metres)
Open location code
85V2W4WM+WQ
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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
Places to explore: Starr and Howard.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Skeleton Canyon and Bonita Flats.
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