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1299.6 mw [1] Army Corps of Engineers illustration of juvenile fish bypass Salmon ladder below dam Rocky Reach Dam is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric dam in the U.S. state of Washington owned and operated by Chelan County Public Utility District .
The Buckner Cabin, also known as William Buzzard's Cabin, located about 2.6 miles (4.2 km) northwest of Stehekin, Washington in Lake Chelan National Recreation Area of North Cascades National Park Complex, is one of a group of structures relating to the theme of early settlement in the Lake Chelan area.
The county was created out of Okanogan and Kittitas Counties on March 13, 1899. [3] [4] It derives its name from a Chelan Indian word meaning "deep water," likely a reference to 55-mile (89 km)-long Lake Chelan, which reaches a maximum depth of 1,486 feet (453 m). Chelan County is part of the Wenatchee, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Lake Chelan National Recreation Area is a national recreation area located about 35 miles (56 km) south of the Canada–US border in Chelan County, Washington.It encompasses an area of 61,958 acres (25,074 ha) including the northern end of Lake Chelan and the surrounding area of the Stehekin Valley and the Stehekin River.
Chelan County PUD owns and operates the nation's second largest nonfederal, publicly owned hydroelectric generating system. Two of the District's hydropower stations, Rocky Reach Dam and Rock Island Dam, are part of an 11-dam system on the U.S. portion of the Columbia River, which is fed by the fourth largest drainage system in North America.
Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in Chelan County, Washington" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Lake Chelan Dam officially known as the Lake Chelan Hydroelectric Project is located approximately 32 miles (51 km) north of the city of Wenatchee in Chelan County.The dam is located at the lower or southeasterly end of 50.4 miles (81.1 kilometres) [5] long Lake Chelan, and is within the limits of the city of Chelan.
Wenatchee (/ w ɛ ˈ n æ tʃ iː / weh-NATCH-ee) is the county seat and most populous city of Chelan County, Washington, United States. [6] The population within the city limits in 2010 was 31,925, [7] and has increased to 35,508 as of 2020. [8]