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Lake Pateros
Lake Pateros from ISS Expedition 72, October 2024
Lake Pateros Location within Washington (state) Lake Pateros Location within the United States
Location	Douglas / Okanogan / Chelan counties, Washington, US
Coordinates	47°56′51″N 119°51′56″W
Type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Columbia River, Okanogan River, Methow River
Primary outflows	Columbia River
Basin countries	United States
Surface elevation	784 ft (239 m)

Lake Pateros is a reservoir on the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington. It was created in 1967 with the construction of Wells Dam. The reservoir lies almost entirely in Douglas and Okanogan counties, although the dam itself lies partially in the easternmost portion of Chelan County. The reservoir stretches from there upstream to the Chief Joseph Dam. Towns on Lake Pateros include Pateros and Brewster, Washington.

Lake Pateros has been known by many variant names, including Butler Lake, Chief Long Jim Lake, Fort Okanogan Lake, Lake Azwell, and others.

Gallery

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  View from Alta Lake State Park, August 2008
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  View from Pateros, Washington, August 2009

See also

• List of dams in the Columbia River watershed