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Unincorporated community and body of water in Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States

Unincorporated community in Washington, United States
Diamond Lake, Washington
Unincorporated community
Diamond Lake, Washington is located in Washington (state)Diamond Lake, WashingtonDiamond Lake, Washington
Coordinates: 48°07′19″N 117°11′57″W / 48.12194°N 117.19917°W / 48.12194; -117.19917
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyPend Oreille
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code99156
Area code509

Diamond Lake is an unincorporated community in Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States located southwest of Newport, Washington. The Diamond Lake community is built around Diamond Lake.

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Coordinates48°07′45″N 117°11′39″W / 48.12917°N 117.19417°W / 48.12917; -117.19417
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area754.4 acres (305.3 ha)
Average depth26 ft (7.9 m)
Max. depth58 ft (18 m)
Water volume24.787 acre⋅ft × 106 acre⋅ft (30,574 m × 130,749 m)
Shore length7 mi (11 km)
Surface elevation2,343 ft (714 m)
Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Diamond Lake is a 754.4-acre (3.053 km) natural lake located in the area north of U.S. Route 2.

The average depth of the lake is 26 ft (7.9 m) deep with a maximum depth of 58 ft (18 m). Diamond Lake offers year-round fishing and has a population of largemouth bass, yellow perch, bullheads, rainbow and brown trout. A cooperative net pen project releases 12,500 rainbow and brown trout. Approximately 200 rainbow trout surplus broodstock are farmed in Diamond Lake annually.

References

  1. "Pend Oreille County, Washington" (PDF). pendoreilleco.org. October 17, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 24, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  2. "Document Display". nepis.epa.gov. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  3. "Diamond Lake - Fish Washington". wdfw.wa.gov. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  4. "Diamond Lake, WA". International Selkirk Loop. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
Municipalities and communities of Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States
County seat: Newport
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