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County(s) Elev. (ft) Area (acres) Volume ... Mason Lake: Mason: 197 1,000 49,000 90 Sherwood Creek: Puget Sound ... Lake Washington
Mason Lake is a natural elongated lake south of Belfair, Washington, United States in Mason County. Named for Charles H. Mason, the first secretary of Washington Territory, [1] the lake is on the isthmus of the Kitsap Peninsula between the Hood Canal and Pickering Passage of the Case Inlet. The smaller Benson Lake is to its eastern side.
It was proposed to rename Lost Lake to Pashawsey Lake in October 1941 to recognize the Pashawsey Indian Reserve that once incorporated the lake into its area, with "pashawsey" meaning "light" in the Ottawa language. [5] At the meeting, the decision of Mason County supervisors was to rename Lost Lake to Pleiness Lake. [11]
Lake Cushman (Twana: ʔiluʔəɬ) [1] is a 4,014.6-acre (16.247 km 2) [2] lake and reservoir on the north fork of the Skokomish River in Mason County, Washington.The lake originally was a long narrow broadening of the Skokomish River formed in a glacial trough and dammed by a terminal moraine from the Vashon Glaciation during the most recent ice age.
A two-lane gravel road connecting Lake Cushman to Hoodsport was first constructed in the late 1950s as a basic gravel road, [7] later upgraded to a paved roadway between Hoodsport and Big Creek Campground by 1965. [8] The highway between Hoodsport and the boundary of Olympic National Park was transferred to state control by Mason County. [9]
Cushman Dam No. 1 is a hydroelectric dam on the North Fork of the Skokomish River in Mason County, Washington, which in derogation of the natural and treaty rights of the Native inhabitants impounded and enlarged the formerly natural Lake Cushman, leading to damage claims in excess of $5 billion and an eventual settlement agreement with the Skokomish tribe that terminates the right to operate ...
Schumacher Creek, formerly Shumocher Creek, is a creek in Mason County in the U.S. state of Washington. [1] It flows into Mason Lake on the traditional territory of the Squaxin Island Tribe. [2] Schumacher Creek is part of the Sherwood Creek watershed, and contains Trask Lake and Carson Lake.
In 2023 an official trail, measuring 1.0-mile (1.6 km), was opened by the Washington State Parks system and was begun in part due to funding of $3.0 million from the state's Recreation and Conservation Office. The path begins at Lost Lake Trailhead and includes a fenced pedestrian bridge that crosses over the tracks. [6]