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4 unusual facts about Chelan County


Lake Chelan Dam

Lake Chelan Dam officially known as the Lake Chelan Hydroelectric Project is located approximately 32 miles (51 km) north of the city of Wenatchee in Chelan County, near the geographic center of Washington state.

All of the power generated by the Project is available for Chelan County homes and businesses.

Samuel Marion Driver

He was a deputy prosecuting attorney of Chelan County, Washington from 1926 to 1927, returning to private practice in Wenatchee, Washington from 1927 to 1937.

Stehekin River

Bridge Creek joins from the north and drains northernmost Chelan County in North Cascades National Park.


Delphinium viridescens

It is endemic to central Washington state in the United States, where it occurs in the Wenatchee Mountains in Chelan and Kittitas Counties.


see also

John Bridges

John E. Bridges, Chelan County Superior Court Judge in Washington state