Ross Lake
Ross Lake is a large reservoir in the North Cascade mountains of northern Washington state, United States, and southwestern British Columbia, Canada. The lake runs approximately north–south, is 23 miles long, up to 1.5 miles wide, and the full reservoir elevation is 1,604 feet above sea level.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in Washington state, United States of America and British Columbia, Canada
- Also known as: “Ruby Lake” and “Ruby Reservoir”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pierce Mountain and Ross Dam.
Pierce Mountain
Peak
Photo: Ron Clausen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pierce Mountain is a 4,973-foot summit in the North Cascades of Washington, United States. It is located within North Cascades National Park and Stephen Mather Wilderness. Pierce Mountain is situated 2 miles northwest of Ross 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.
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 4½ miles west of Ross Lake.
Ross Lake
- Categories: lake and 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 Basque to Swedish—“Ross Lake” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Ross (urtegia)”
- Basque: “Ross”
- Cebuano: “Ross Lake (lanaw sa Canada, British Columbia, lat 49,01, long -121,08)”
- Cebuano: “Ross Lake”
- French: “lac Ross”
- French: “Lac Ross”
- French: “Ross Lake”
- German: “Ross Lake”
- Italian: “Lago Ross”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ross Lake”
- Russian: “Росс”
- Swedish: “Ross Lake”
- “Ross”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ruby Arm and Ross Dam.
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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 “Ross Lake”. Photo: MattAshman, Public domain.