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Icicle Creek
Icicle Creek is a nonNavigable stream in the U.S. state of Washington. It originates at Josephine Lake near the crest of the Cascade Range and flows generally east to join the Wenatchee River near Leavenworth. Icicle Creek's drainage basin is mountainous and mostly undeveloped land within the Wenatchee National Forest and the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. The final of the creek are moderately developed with scattered homes and pasture, a golf course, children's camp, a small housing development called Icicle Island Club, and the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery. Some water is diverted from the creek for municipal use by the City of Leavenworth at Icicle Creek river mile 5.6. Near Leavenworth, the wheelchair-accessible Icicle Creek Nature Trail, a National Recreation Trail designated in 2005, runs along a historic creek channel. Icicle Creek's name comes from the Indian word ''na-sik-elt'', meaning narrow canyon. According to Albert H. Sylvester, topographer and Forest Service surv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icicle Ridge
Icicle Ridge is a mountain ridge located in the eastern border of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, in the Washington state, United States. Several trails lead to Icicle Ridge which borders several prominent mountains, peaks, and lakes. Icicle Ridge is located at the western edge of the city of Leavenworth on land managed by the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. Icicle Ridge got its name from the river, which name comes from the Indian word ''na-sik-elt'', meaning narrow canyon. According to Albert H. Sylvester, a topographer and Forest Service surveyor for many years, "Place the letter ''n'' at the beginning of icicle and the letter ''t'' at its end, and you practically have the Indian word." Geography Icicle Ridge belongs to a geological drift called ''Leavenworth Advance'' with a strongly asymmetrical glacial motion off Icicle Creek that flowed into cirques along the ridge and crests of the Cascades. This gave rise to a dozen steep tributary ice streams that ran from the ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horseshoe Lake (Mt Stuart, Washington)
Horseshoe Lake may refer to: Canada *Horseshoe Lake, Alberta *Horseshoe Lake (Pipestone River, Ontario), a lake downstream from the Frog Rapids on the Pipestone River in Kenora District, Ontario *Horseshoe Lake, a community in Seguin Township, Ontario New Zealand * Horseshoe Lake (New Zealand), a list of lakes United States *Alaska ** Horseshoe Lake, Alaska, where the remains of murder victim " Horseshoe Harriet" were found *Arizona **Horseshoe Lake, Arizona *Arkansas **Horseshoe Lake, Arkansas **Horseshoe Lake (Dallas County, Arkansas), a lake in Dallas County, Arkansas *California **Horseshoe Lake, a lake in Bidwell Park, Chico ** Horseshoe Lake (Mono County, California) ** Horseshoe Lake (Shasta County, California) *Illinois **Horseshoe Lake (Alexander County, Illinois) **Horseshoe Lake (Madison County, Illinois) *Minnesota **Horseshoe Lake, a lake in Brown County, Minnesota **Horseshoe Lake (Chisago County, Minnesota) **Horseshoe Lake (Douglas County, Minnesota) **Horseshoe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colchuck Lake
Colchuck Lake is a freshwater reservoir lake located on the western slope of The Enchantments, in Chelan County, Washington. The lake is located approximately 15 miles from the city of Leavenworth, Washington and sits on the southeast corner of the Icicle Creek subbasin. It is accessed by a 4-mile trail that starts at USFS Road 7601 as it crosses over Eightmile Creek and makes a turn towards the Stuart and Culchuck Lake Trailhead where the road ends. The origin of the word comes from Chinook Jargon ''kol'' + ''cak'' to mean ''cold waters''. History Icicle Irrigation District applied in 1926 for the right to divert water from Colchuck Lake at a rate of 50 cfs (cubic feet per second), 2,500 acre-feet per year for seasonal irrigation purposes. The State Supervisor of Hydraulics issued Permit Number 828 in January 1927 for the requested amount. The irrigation district also sought permission to raise the lake levels because of inadequate summer flows for irrigation. The Departm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Caroline
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a Depression (geology), basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the World Ocean, ocean, although, like the much larger oceans, they do form part of the Earth's water cycle. Lakes are distinct from lagoons, which are generally coastal parts of the ocean. Lakes are typically larger and deeper than ponds, which also lie on land, though there are no official or scientific definitions. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams, which usually flow in a channel on land. Most lakes are fed and drained by rivers and streams. Natural lakes are generally found in mountainous areas, rift zones, and areas with ongoing glacier, glaciation. Other lakes are found in endorheic basins or along the courses of mature rivers, where a river channel has widened into a basin. Some parts of the world have many lakes formed by the chaotic dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eightmile Lake
Eightmile Lake is a reservoir lake located on the eastern slope of Eightmile Mountain, in Chelan County in Washington. It is a reservoir lake formed along the beginning route of Eightmile Creek as it exits Jack Ridge. The lake is located approximately 10 miles from the city of Leavenworth, Washington. 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. Geography Geology Eighmile lake sits in a basing consisting of rocky soils and igneous tonalite 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 loam and boulders. Eightmile Lake sits on a highly glaciated and semibarre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eightmile Creek (Washington)
Eightmile Creek or Eight Mile Creek may refer to: ;in Australia * Eight Mile Creek, Queensland, a rural locality in the Shire of Burdekin * Eight Mile Creek (South Australia), a watercourse in the south east of South Australia **Eight Mile Creek, South Australia, a locality in the local government area of the District Council of Grant ;in the United States * Eightmile Creek (Georgia), a stream in Georgia * Eight Mile Creek (Kansas), a stream in Kansas spanned by the Bucher Bridge * Eightmile Creek (Minnesota River), a stream in Minnesota * Eightmile Creek (Missouri), a stream in Missouri *Eightmile Creek (Tenmile Creek), a stream in New York * Eightmile Creek (Fifteenmile Creek), a stream in Oregon * Eightmile Creek (Washington), a stream in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness See also * Eightmile (other) * Eightmile River The source of the Eightmile River is a swampy, undeveloped region in the town of East Haddam, Connecticut, centered between Ackley Road, Hall Kilbourne Road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icicle Creek 5773
An icicle is a spike of ice formed when water falling from an object freezes. Formation and dynamics Icicles can form during bright, sunny, but subfreezing weather, when ice or snow melted by sunlight or some other heat source (such as a poorly insulated building), refreezes as it drips off under exposed conditions. Over time continued water runoff will cause the icicle to grow. Another set of conditions is during ice storms, when rain falling in air slightly below freezing slowly accumulates as numerous small icicles hanging from twigs, leaves, wires, etc. Thirdly, icicles can form wherever water seeps out of or drips off vertical surfaces such as road cuts or cliffs. Under some conditions these can slowly form the "frozen waterfalls" favored by ice climbers. Icicles form on surfaces which might have a smooth and straight, or irregular shape, which in turn influences the shape of an icicle. Another influence is melting water, which might flow toward the icicle in a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Stuart
Mount Stuart is a mountain in the Cascade Range, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is the second highest non-volcanic peak in the state, after Bonanza Peak and seventh-highest overall. Mount Stuart is the highest peak in the Stuart Range, and it is located in the central part of the Washington Cascades, south of Stevens Pass and east of Snoqualmie Pass in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Name Mount Stuart was given its name by George B. McClellan in September 1853 in honor of his oldest and best friend, "the late Capt. Jas. immieStuart of the Rifles—a gallant soldier & accomplished gentleman." Stuart had died of an arrow wound on June 18, 1851, following a skirmish with Native Americans at the base of the Siskiyou Mountains in southwest Oregon. Topography Mount Stuart is more notable for its local relief than for its absolute elevation. For example, the south face rises in just 2 horizontal miles (3.2 km). The northeast and northwest sides of the mountain exhibit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingalls Peak
Ingalls Peak is a triple-summit mountain located in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, along the common border of Kittitas County and Chelan County, in Washington state. Ingalls Peak is the highest point in the Teanaway area of the Wenatchee Mountains. It is situated west of Mount Stuart, and immediately west of Lake Ingalls, on land managed by Wenatchee National Forest. Its subpeaks are the South Peak (7,640-ft, 2,329-m) and the East Peak (7,480-ft, 2,280-m). Precipitation runoff from the peak drains north into Jack Creek, a tributary of Icicle Creek; west into Fortune Creek; or east into Ingalls Creek, a tributary of the Wenatchee River. This peak, the lake, creek, and pass are named for Captain Benjamin Ingalls of the United States Cavalry who led an 1855 survey of this area and is credited with discovering gold in the region.Barnes, Nathan and Jeremy, ''Alpine Lakes Wilderness: The Complete Hiking Guide'', Mountaineers Books. 2019. Climbing Ingalls Peak is a popular climbing de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cle Elum River
The Cle Elum River is a tributary of the Yakima River, approximately 28 miles (45 km) long in the U.S. state of Washington. A Northern Pacific Railway station at the future site of the city of Cle Elum, Washington was named Clealum after the Kittitas name Tie-el-Lum, meaning "swift water", referring to the Cle Elum River. In 1908, Clealum was altered to Cle Elum. This spelling came to be used for the river as well. Some maps in the 1850s also have the river labeled as ''Samahma'' River. Course The river originates in the Cascade Range near Mount Daniel and flows generally south, through Hyas Lake. The river is joined by many tributary streams including Waptus River and Cooper River draining from Cooper Lake, after which it enters Cle Elum Lake. Although a natural lake, Cle Elum Lake's water level and discharge is controlled by Cle Elum Dam, a 165-foot (50 m) high earthfill structure built in 1933. The dam and lake are managed for irrigation purposes by the United States Bur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
