Omak Lake
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Omak Lake is a saline
endorheic
lake in the U.S. state of Washington. The lake, the terminus for water flowing in from several creeks, covers 3244 acres (13.1 km²) at an elevation of 950 feet (289.6 m). Its volume of 705000 acre.ft and depth of 325 feet (99.1 m) is the largest saline lake in Washington.
Omak Lake occupies a former channel of the Columbia River. The Okanagan people
once believed that Omak Lake was inhabited by spirits, and avoided the area.
Saline water
Saline water is a general term for water that contains a significant concentration of dissolved salts . The concentration is usually expressed in parts per million of salt....
endorheic
Endorheic
An endorheic basin is a closed drainage basin that retains water and allows no outflow to other bodies of water such as rivers or oceans...
lake in the U.S. state of Washington. The lake, the terminus for water flowing in from several creeks, covers 3244 acres (13.1 km²) at an elevation of 950 feet (289.6 m). Its volume of 705000 acre.ft and depth of 325 feet (99.1 m) is the largest saline lake in Washington.
Omak Lake occupies a former channel of the Columbia River. The Okanagan people
Okanagan people
The Okanagan people, also spelled Okanogan, are a First Nations and Native American people whose traditional territory spans the U.S.-Canada boundary in Washington state and British Columbia...
once believed that Omak Lake was inhabited by spirits, and avoided the area.