Riffe Lake

Riffe Lake
Location Lewis County, Washington, USA
Coordinates [1]
Lake type reservoir
Primary inflows Cowlitz River
Primary outflows Cowlitz River
Catchment area 1,400 sq mi (3,630 km2)[2]
Basin countries United States
Max. length 23.5 mi (37.8 km)[2]
Surface area 11,830 acres (47.9 km2)[3]
Shore length1 52 mi (83.7 km)[2]
Surface elevation 778.5 ft (237 m)[2]
References [1][2][3]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Riffe Lake is a 23.5 mi (38 km) long reservoir on the Cowlitz River in the U.S. state of Washington. Originally named Davisson Lake, it was created in 1968 with the construction of Mossyrock Dam.[2] The lake was renamed in 1976 after the community of Riffe, which was inundated by the lake.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Riffe Lake
  2. ^ a b c d e f Cowlitz River Project Statistics, Tacoma Power
  3. ^ a b Cowlitz River Project Mossyrock Dam, Tacoma Power