Diamond Lake, Washington
Lake and community in Washington, United States
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Diamond Lake is an unincorporated community in Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States located southwest of Newport, Washington. The Diamond Lake community is built around Diamond Lake.[1]
Diamond Lake, Washington | |
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  Diamond Lake, Washington | |
| Coordinates: 48°07′19″N 117°11′57″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Pend Oreille |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 99156 |
| Area code | 509 |
Lake
| Diamond Lake | |
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 Diamond Lake  Diamond Lake | |
| Coordinates | 48°07′45″N 117°11′39″W |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 754.4 acres (305.3 ha) |
| Average depth | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Max. depth | 58 ft (18 m) |
| Water volume | 24.787 acre⋅ft × 106 acre⋅ft (30,574 m3 × 130,749 m3) |
| Shore length1 | 7 mi (11 km) |
| Surface elevation | 2,343 ft (714 m) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Diamond Lake is a 754.4-acre (3.053 km2) natural lake located in the area north of U.S. Route 2.[2]
The average depth of the lake is 26 ft (7.9 m) deep with a maximum depth of 58 ft (18 m). Diamond Lake offers year-round fishing and has a population of largemouth bass, yellow perch, bullheads, rainbow and brown trout. A cooperative net pen project releases 12,500 rainbow and brown trout. Approximately 200 rainbow trout surplus broodstock are farmed in Diamond Lake annually.[3][4]
