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This page is for information on Cold Creek, a tributary to Keechelus reservoir in Kittitas County, WA. Cold Creek enters the west side of Keechelus Reservoir near Snoqualmie Pass. It is a second-order stream draining a watershed of approximately 13.5 sq. km. The headwaters of the creek flow out of four small lakes on the north slopes of Tinkham Peak into the Twin Lakes. From the outlet of Twin Lakes, Cold Creek flows approximately 3.2 kilometers before entering Keechelus Reservoir. Today the watershed is entirely owned by the US Forest Service, which acquired the checkerboarded Plum Creek private timberlands in the early 2000s. | |||
This page is for information on Cold Creek, a tributary to Keechelus reservoir in Kittitas County, WA. Cold Creek enters the west side of Keechelus Reservoir near Snoqualmie Pass. It is a second-order stream draining a watershed of approximately 13.5 sq. km. The headwaters of the creek flow out of four small lakes on the north slopes of Tinkham Peak into the Twin Lakes. From the outlet of Twin Lakes, Cold Creek flows approximately 3.2 kilometers before entering Keechelus Reservoir. | |||
Revision as of 12:05, 31 July 2025
Overview
This page is for information on Cold Creek, a tributary to Keechelus reservoir in Kittitas County, WA. Cold Creek enters the west side of Keechelus Reservoir near Snoqualmie Pass. It is a second-order stream draining a watershed of approximately 13.5 sq. km. The headwaters of the creek flow out of four small lakes on the north slopes of Tinkham Peak into the Twin Lakes. From the outlet of Twin Lakes, Cold Creek flows approximately 3.2 kilometers before entering Keechelus Reservoir. Today the watershed is entirely owned by the US Forest Service, which acquired the checkerboarded Plum Creek private timberlands in the early 2000s.