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| '''Arbuthnot Lake'''<ref name="WSB16"/>, also spelled as '''Arbuthnet Lake'''<ref name="gnis"/>, is a ] in the ] Area, in ], ], ]. It is one of the ]. At one end of the lake is "Arbuthnot Falls". | '''Arbuthnot Lake'''<ref name="WSB16"/><ref>{{cite book|last=Moore|first=John E.|title=A Fisherman's Guide to Selected High Lakes of Northwest Washington |isbn = 1598583123 | year = 2007 |page = 18-22}}</ref>, also spelled as '''Arbuthnet Lake'''<ref name="gnis"/>, is a ] in the ] Area, in ], ], ]. It is one of the ]. At one end of the lake is "Arbuthnot Falls". | ||
| Arbuthnot was suggested 1906 as an appropriate name for the fourth lake, after , of Arbuthnot and Davis the two miners who tunnelled through the ridge between it and ] and with 52 sticks of giant powder blew out the face of the tunnel and lowered the surface of Natatorium 9 feet by drawing off the water through this drainage tube, for the purpose of exposing a vein of ore just in the edge of the lake. <ref>Charles F. Easton's "Mt. Baker: Stories, Legends and Explorations".</ref> | Arbuthnot was suggested 1906 as an appropriate name for the fourth lake, after , of Arbuthnot and Davis the two miners who tunnelled through the ridge between it and ] and with 52 sticks of giant powder blew out the face of the tunnel and lowered the surface of Natatorium 9 feet by drawing off the water through this drainage tube, for the purpose of exposing a vein of ore just in the edge of the lake. <ref>Charles F. Easton's "Mt. Baker: Stories, Legends and Explorations".</ref> | ||
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| Arbuthnot Lake | |
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| Location | Mount Baker Wilderness, Whatcom County, Washington |
| Group | Galena Chain Lakes |
| Coordinates | 48°50′32″N 121°43′23″W / 48.8423456°N 121.7229198°W / 48.8423456; -121.7229198 |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 5.0 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Surface elevation | 4,800 ft (1,500 m) |
| References | |
Arbuthnot Lake, also spelled as Arbuthnet Lake, is a lake in the Mount Baker Wilderness Area, in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. It is one of the Galena Chain lakes. At one end of the lake is "Arbuthnot Falls".
Arbuthnot was suggested 1906 as an appropriate name for the fourth lake, after James Arbuthnot, of Arbuthnot and Davis the two miners who tunnelled through the ridge between it and Natatorium Lake and with 52 sticks of giant powder blew out the face of the tunnel and lowered the surface of Natatorium 9 feet by drawing off the water through this drainage tube, for the purpose of exposing a vein of ore just in the edge of the lake.
References
- ^ Part 16: Whatcom County (PDF) in "Lakes of Washington, Volume 1", Water Supply Bulletin 14 (1973) p. 551
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arbuthnet Lake
- Moore, John E. (2007). A Fisherman's Guide to Selected High Lakes of Northwest Washington. p. 18-22. ISBN 1598583123.
- Charles F. Easton's "Mt. Baker: Stories, Legends and Explorations".
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