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46: 76: 29: 1266: 1321:. The Icicle Strategy also restored the dam infrastructure at Eightmile Lake, permitting higher levels of water storage. Although there were concerns for flooding in and around the areas surrounding the lake and the possibility of damaging trails and vegetation, the positive impacts outweighed the risks; habitat protection, fish passage, fish screening, and water conservation efficiencies. 83: 53: 1584: 244:. It is accessed by a 3.5-mile trail (USFS Trail No. 1552) that starts at USFS Road 7601 as it crosses over Eighmile Creek and makes a turn towards the Stuart and Culchuck Lake Trailhead where the road ends. Self-issued Alpine Lake Wilderness permit required for transit within the Eightmile Lake area. 290:
climate. The average temperature is 2 °C. The warmest month is August, with an average temperature of 17 °C, and the coldest month is January, at an average of −10 °C. The average rainfall is 705 millimeters per year. The wettest month is December, with 111 millimeters of rain, and the
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The earthen embankment portion of the dam was restored to reposition from erosion around the north side of the rock-masonry dam which had reduced its capacity of impounding water to the full level for which it was designed and at which it historically operated. Restorations raised the water level to
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consisting of a rock and masonry structure with stop logs and an earthen embankment section that extends from the rock-masonry/concrete structure to the hillside north of the dam. The dam is fitted with a low-level outlet pipeline and a slide gate at the outlet of the lake. Stop logs were first
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geology. The bedrock is about 3 feet from the surface. There is a large landslide area with boulders and other mass-wasting deposits located at the northeast shore of the lake. The trail to the lake consists of sandy
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placed in a notch in the concrete portion of the dam up to the spillway crest to allow the lake to fill to an elevation of approximately 4,671 feet.
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subbasin region. The plan also managed to improve streamflow and water availability into the subbasin affected by the subsequent
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and increase the water supply available during low flow periods, which typically occur during the late summer.
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which gives the lake a high potential for refill, even during dry years. The reservoir is contained by a small
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Eightmile Lake is managed by the Icicle and Peshastin Irrigation Districts (IPID) to provide water storage for
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This infrastructure allows for controlled releases of stored water to supplement flows into
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On August 11, 2017 lightning caused by a cold frontal passage that tracked through the
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eightmile Lake
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Eighmile lake sits in a basin consisting of rocky soils and igneous
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plan to resolve the shortage of water supply that threatened
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The lake is located approximately 10 miles from the city of
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and other wildflowers and a coniferous presence primarily
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Icicle and Peshastin Irrigation Districts (April 2018).
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In 2018, the plan was approved by the 1204:Average max. and min. temperatures in °F 758:Average max. and min. temperatures in °C 1346: 1481: 1479: 1319:Washington State Department of Ecology 1295:Washington State Department of Ecology 82: 52: 16:Reservoir in Washington, United States 7: 1656:Lakes of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness 1579: 1577: 1449:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 1356:Washington Geographic Names, Book 1 1651:Lakes of Chelan County, Washington 14: 1553:Central Washington Fire Recovery 1309:and non-tribal fisheries in the 1305:, fish habitat and passage, and 225:located on the eastern slope of 81: 74: 51: 44: 27: 1373:. Washington Trails Association 207: 199: 1212:Precipitation totals in inches 65:Show map of Washington (state) 1: 103: 95:Show map of the United States 1393:"Eightmile Lake Trail #1552" 212:4,641 ft (1,415 m) 1440:Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L. 1416:Day Hiking Central Cascades 1677: 1258: 1208: 1200: 783: 770: 766:Precipitation totals in mm 762: 754: 33:Eightmile Lake Mosaic Burn 1462:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 204:76.6 acres (31.0 ha) 38: 26: 1661:Okanogan National Forest 146:47.520306°N 120.865306°W 1279:Leavenworth, Washington 1275:Alpine Lakes Wilderness 242:Leavenworth, Washington 1489:. NASA. 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Location of Eightmile Lake in Washington, USA.
Location of Eightmile Lake in Washington, USA.
Chelan County
Washington
United States
47°31′13.1″N 120°51′55.1″W / 47.520306°N 120.865306°W / 47.520306; -120.865306
Primary inflows
Primary outflows
Basin
lake
Eightmile Mountain
Chelan County
Washington
Leavenworth, Washington
tonalite
loam
glaciated
heather
larch
hemiboreal
explanation
irrigation
drainage basin
dam
Icicle Creek
Jack Creek Fire

Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Leavenworth, Washington

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