Newman Lake—historically and alternatively known as Moab—is an

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, United States. Newman Lake, which took its name from early settler William Newman, is east-northeast of downtown

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. Newman Lake has a

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with ZIP code 99025. It is also home to Ellerport Airport, a private-use airport. As of the summer of 2014, freshwater jellyfish inhabited the lake. The area was settled in the 1880s and served by the

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, which later ran excursion trains from Spokane. The local post office was renamed from Moab to Newman Lake in the 1930s.

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External links

Original Newman Lake websiteNewman Lake community website
Unincorporated communities in Spokane County, Washington Unincorporated communities in Washington (state) {{SpokaneCountyWA-geo-stub