Wenatchee River is a river in central Washington originating at Lake Wenatchee and flowing southeast for 53 miles emptying into the Columbia River. It passes through several towns including Leavenworth. Historically it was the dividing line between Okanogan County and Killailas County until 1891 when the counties were realigned and now it runs down the center of Chelan County. Water from the river and it tributaries has been divided for irrigation since 1891, mainly for orchards.
Lake Wenatchee is a glacier and snow melt fed lake in the Wenatchee National Forest on the eastern slope of the Cascades Mountain Range. The lake covers 2480 acres and reaches a depth of 244 ft. deep.
The Wenatchee river is really beautiful and the rushing water over the rocks was a pretty sight with the mountains in the background. The water was cold but Shadow went swimming anyway; although he did not stay in very long. Lake Wenatchee was also beautiful and big. As we drove along it's shore we could not believe how blue and clear the water was.
This area of Washington is really beautiful and it a great place to visit. I would recommend the Leavenworth area as a great place to get away from it all. In the Spring and Summer it offers fishing, swimming, rafting and in the fall and winter, once the snow has fallen, you can ski, snow mobile and go ice fishing. Leavenworth, we will be back!
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