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Chelan

American

[shuh-lahn] / ʃəˈlɑn /

noun

Lake, a lake in N central Washington, in the Cascade Range: one of the deepest freshwater lakes in the U.S. 55 miles (89 km) long.

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"While positive identification has not yet been confirmed, preliminary findings suggest the remains belong to Travis Decker," Chelan County Sheriff's Office said on Thursday in a statement.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2025

Overnight-or-longer visitors from the Seattle area to Leavenworth, the Bavarian-style mountain town in Chelan County, increased by about 21%, hitting around 750,000.

From Seattle Times • May 27, 2024

He mounted a sprinkler on his roof on the afternoon the 2015 fire arrived in Chelan and has been careful to clear away dead leaves and remove vegetation near the home.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024

One mountain goat population near Lake Chelan has declined by more than 70% since 2013, and another population in the Goat Rocks Wilderness declined by more than half.

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2024

We landed half a mile below the mouth of the Chelan River, where the remains of a road led down through the boulders to the tower of an abandoned ferry.

From Down the Columbia by Freeman, Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome)

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