| Lenore Lake | |
|---|---|
 State Route 17 along Lake Lenore | |
  Lenore Lake  Lenore Lake | |
| Location | Grant County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47°30′07″N119°30′43″W / 47.5020°N 119.5120°W /47.5020; -119.5120 |
| Catchment area | 367 sq mi (950 km2) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Average depth | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Max. depth | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
| Water volume | 19,500 acre⋅ft (24,100,000 m3) |
| Shore length1 | 14.4 mi (23.2 km) |
| Surface elevation | 1,075 ft (328 m) |
| 1 Shore length isnot a well-defined measure. | |
Lake Lenore, also known asLenore Lake, is located inGrant County, Washington, United States. It is a 1,670-acre (680 ha) lake formed by theMissoula Floods in the lowerCoulee just north of the town ofSoap Lake, Washington. It is situated between Alkali Lake to the north andSoap Lake to the south. The lake is rather narrow, but long. The length of the lake runs north–south alongsideState Route 17 leading from near the city ofSoap Lake toCoulee City. The lake also consists of more than 7 islands.
Lenore Canyon is acoulee associated with the development of theScablands.[1]
One of the interesting areas around Lake Lenore is the Lenore Caves. Located at the northern end of the lake, the Lenore Caves are a series of overhangs along the cliffs at the lake. They exist in one of the largest volcanic regions on Earth.
The Lenore Caves were formed by the plucking of basalt from the walls of the coulees by theMissoula floods and are geologically different from most caverns. They were later used as shelters by earlyNative Americans.
The trail is accessible fromState Route 17 along Lake Lenore via a road to a parking area.
On January 13, 1947, the U.S.War Assets Administration disposed of drums ofsodium into Lake Lenore.[2]
