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McKenzie Lake (Washington)

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Natural freshwater lake in Thurston County, Washington
McKenzie Lake
Mill Pond
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LocationThurston County, Washington
Coordinates46°56′16″N 122°36′49″W / 46.9377045°N 122.6137486°W / 46.9377045; -122.6137486
TypeNatural freshwater lake
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. width
Surface elevation328 ft (100 m)
Islandsone islet
SettlementsYelm, Washington

McKenzie Lake is a lake in the U.S. state of Washington.

McKenzie Lake most likely was named after Alexander and John McKenzie, local landholders. Some modern maps also name this as Mill Pond.

References

  1. Because this lake (or pond) is so overgrown and marshy, it no longer has definite water-edge boundaries.
  2. Fishingworks website, at https://www.fishingworks.com/washington/thurston-wa/lake/mckenzie-lake/ .
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McKenzie Lake (Washington)
  4. "Thurston County Place Names: A Heritage Guide" (PDF). Thurston County Historical Commission. 1992. p. 50. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  5. For instance, see Wikimapia, at http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=46.937722&lon=-122.613773&z=18&m=h&search=46.937705%2C%20-122.613749 .
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