Lake Dorothy
Lake Dorothy is a lake in King County, Washington. First labeled on Oliver P Anderson's "New Map of the County of King, State of Washington, 1894"; the name was bestowed by Anderson for his daughter Dorothy Louise Anderson (1893-1912), a member of Sigma Kappa sorority.[1] It is one of the largest lakes in the area and is the source of the East Fork Miller River.[1]
Lake Dorothy | |
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Location | King County, Washington |
Coordinates | 47°35′18″N 121°23′7″W |
Primary outflows | Miller River |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface elevation | 3,062 ft (933 m) |
Islands | 9 |
Waterfalls
A number of waterfalls surround Lake Dorothy. Florence Falls (76 feet (23 m)) is located over a promontory a short distance downstream from the outlet.[2] As Florence Falls reaches Camp Robber Creek a second waterfall is produced by a series of slides and cascades, 76 feet (23 m) Camp Robber Cascades.[3]
Access
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The lake can be reached by the Dorothy Lake Trail which is about 2 miles to the lake. The trail continues another 2 miles along the lake’s shore to its south end. After that it continues on, climbing up from the lake and eventually climbing over a ridge before descending to Bear Lake and the Taylor River.[4]
See also
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Dorothy
- "Northwest Waterfall Survey".
- Camp Robber Cascades WaterFallsNorthwest.com - Accessed 24 June 2021.
- http://www.vtrail.com/byalphabet/dtrails/dorothylake.html