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A lake in Washington State, U.S.
Arbuthnot Lake
A small lake surrounded by tall trees
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LocationMount Baker Wilderness, Whatcom County, Washington
GroupGalena Chain Lakes
Coordinates48°51′33″N 121°43′23″W / 48.8591810°N 121.7230220°W / 48.8591810; -121.7230220
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area5.0 acres (2.0 ha)
Surface elevation4,800 ft (1,500 m)
References

Arbuthnot Lake, Arbuthnet Lake, or Lower Chain 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

  1. ^ Part 16: Whatcom County (PDF) in "Lakes of Washington, Volume 1", Water Supply Bulletin 14 (1973) p. 551
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arbuthnet Lake
  3. Moore, John E. (2007). A Fisherman's Guide to Selected High Lakes of Northwest Washington. pp. 18–22. ISBN 978-1-59858-312-0.
  4. Spring, Vicky; Tom Kirkendall (1998). An Outdoor Family Guide to Washington's National Parks and Monument (1st ed.). Seattle, Washington: The Mountaineers. p. 35. ISBN 0-89886-552-2.
  5. Molvar, Erik (1998). Hiking the North Cascades. Falcon Publishing Inc. pp. 106–107. ISBN 978-1-56044-596-8.
  6. Mt. Baker: Stories, Legends and Explorations. Whatcom Museum of History & Art. 1999. ISBN 978-0-938506-06-5.

Further reading

  • Moore, John E. (2007). "Arbuthnot Lake". A Fisherman's Guide to Selected High Lakes of Northwest Washington. pp. 18–22. ISBN 978-1-59858-312-0.


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