Lake Chelan is a narrow, 50.5 mi (81.3 km) long lake in Chelan County, north-central Washington state, U.S.
It is an overdeepened lake and resembles a fjord, with an average width of 1.3 mi (2.1 km). Near its upper end, the lake surface lies more than 6,600 ft (2,000 m) below peaks less than 3 mi (4.8 km) away. With a maximum depth of 1,486 ft (453 m), Lake Chelan is the third deepest lake in the United States behind Crater Lake, the deepest, and Lake Tahoe, the second deepest.
Fishing
Fishing is a popular recreational activity on Lake Chelan. The following fish species are or were native to the lake: bull trout, west slope cutthroat trout, largescale sucker, longnose sucker, bridgelip sucker, northern pikeminnow, peamouth, redside shiner, mountain whitefish, and pygmy whitefish.
In addition to these native species, six species have been introduced into the lake, primarily for sport fishing purposes: smallmouth bass, rainbow trout, kokanee, brook trout, Chinook salmon, and lake trout.
