Lake Chelan is a narrow, 56-mile-long lake in Chelan County, northern Washington state, USA. It is fed by streams from the Cascade Range and is the third deepest freshwater lake in the country, at 1,541 feet. The city of Chelan sits at the southeast tip of the lake, where its water flows into the Chelan River through the hydroelectric Lake Chelan Dam. At the northwest end of the lake is the town of Stehekin. A lake is a body of water surrounded by land. ... Chelan County is a county located in the state of Washington. ... State nickname: The Evergreen State Other U.S. States Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Governor Christine Gregoire (D) Official languages None Area 184,824 km² (18th)  - Land 172,587 km²  - Water 12,237 km² (6. ... Mount Adams in Washington state The Cascade Range is a mountainous region famous for its chain of tall volcanos called the High Cascades that run north-south along the west coast of North America from British Columbia to the Shasta Cascade area of northern California. ... For the village on the Isle of Wight, see Freshwater, Isle of Wight. ... Chelan is a city located in Chelan County, Washington. ... Hydroelectric dam diagram The waters of Llyn Stwlan, the upper reservoir of the Ffestiniog Pumped-Storage Scheme in north Wales, can just be glimpsed on the right. ... Stehekin, Washington is a small town in Chelan County, Washington. ...

Lake Chelan as seen from the southern shore off United States Highway 97. The word Chelan comes from the Indian word tsillian, which means "deep water."