Alder Lake (Washington)
| Alder Lake | |
|---|---|
 Alder Lake behind Alder Dam | |
  Alder Lake  Alder Lake | |
| Location | Pierce County, Thurston County, Lewis County, Washington, United States |
| Coordinates | 46°46′15″N 122°16′20″W / 46.77083°N 122.27222°W[1] |
| Type | reservoir |
| Nisqually River | |
| Nisqually River | |
| 286 mi2 (740 km2)[2] | |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 7 mi (11 km)[2] |
Surface area | 3,065 acres (1,240 ha)[2] |
Shore length1 | 28 mi (45 km)[2] |
Surface elevation | 1,207 ft (368 m) at full pool[2] |
| Islands | 5 |
| Settlements | Elbe |
| References | GNIS: 1515791[1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Alder Lake is a 7 mi (11 km) long reservoir on the Nisqually River about ten miles south of Eatonville, Washington, It was created by the construction of Alder Dam by Tacoma Power in September 1944. At the very eastern end of the lake is the town of Elbe, Washington.
The name of the lake recalls the former small town of Alder, which was flooded in 1945 by the impounded water of the lake and disappeared.[3] The extinct town, in turn, was named for alder trees near the original site.[4] The current community of Alder is located north of the lake.
In 2021, Intel gave its 12th generation Intel Core processor the codename Alder Lake after the body of water.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]- List of geographic features in Lewis County, Washington
- List of geographic features in Thurston County, Washington
- List of lakes in Washington
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Alder Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b c d e "Tacoma Public Utilities - Power Statistics". Archived from the original on January 3, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
- ^ "Old Alder: Visit before it vanishes". Washington, Our Home. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
- ^ "Thurston County Place Names: A Heritage Guide" (PDF). Thurston County Historical Commission. 1992. p. 1. Retrieved March 28, 2018.