Yale Lake

Not to be confused with Lake Yale, Florida.

Yale Lake is a 3,780 acre^[5] reservoir on the Lewis River in the U.S. state of Washington. It lies on the border between Clark County and Cowlitz County. It was created in 1953 with the construction of Yale Dam.^[2]

Yale Lake
Yale Lake with Mount St. Helens in distance
Yale Lake Show map of Washington (state) Yale Lake Show map of the United States
Location	Clark / Cowlitz counties, Washington
Coordinates	45°57′51″N 122°19′57″W[1]
Type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Lewis River
Primary outflows	Lewis River
Catchment area	600 square miles (1,550 km2)[2]
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	3,780 acres (15.3 km2)
Max. depth	246 ft (75 m)
Water volume	401,760 acre⋅ft (0.496 km3)[3]
Surface elevation	486 ft (148 m)[4]
References	[1][2]

Climate

Climate data for Yale Lake,Washington
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average precipitation inches (mm)	16.9 (430)	14.9 (380)	13.3 (340)	7.1 (180)	4.7 (120)	4 (100)	1.3 (33)	1.5 (38)	5 (130)	11.6 (290)	18.2 (460)	20.8 (530)	119.3 (3,030)
Average snowfall inches (cm)	0.8 (2.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.2 (0.51)	0.0 (0.0)	0.5 (1.3)	1.5 (3.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in.)	17	17	19	14	12	10	3	5	8	15	18	21	159
Source: weatherbase.com

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See also

• List of lakes in Washington (state)
• List of dams in the Columbia River watershed