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Josephine Lake

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Josephine Lake's cold waters flowing into Icicle Creek are critical for fish and wildlife within Icicle Canyon, the easternmost gateway of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness.
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Icicle Creek is the outlet of Josephine Lake, less than a mile from the crest of the Cascade Range and the headwaters of Tunnel Creek, a tributary of the west-flowing
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in the 1900s. The name is purported to be from Josephine Williams, wife of a ranger from Sylvester's district office.
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Josephine Lake is located approximately 5 miles southeast of Stevens Pass along the
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Josephine Lake
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Along with neighboring lakes, Josephine Lake was given its name by
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Lake Josephine
Location of v Lake in Washington, USA.
Location of v Lake in Washington, USA.
Chelan County
Washington
47°43′08″N 121°03′26″W / 47.719°N 121.0571°W / 47.719; -121.0571
Type
reservoir
Primary outflows
Icicle Creek
Basin
United States
lake
reservoir
Stevens Pass
Chelan County, Washington
Big Chief Mountain
Icicle Creek
Alpine Lakes Wilderness
golden trout
Pacific Crest Trail
Lake Susan Jane
Swimming Deer Lake
Icicle Creek
Skykomish River
Albert Hale Sylvester
United States Geological Survey
North Cascades National Park Complex
List of lakes of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness

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