Newman Lake is a lake in Spokane County, Washington, United States. It is a 1200 acre (486 ha) lake located 12 miles northeast of Spokane, Washington.[2][3] The lake was named for William Newman, who settled there in 1865.[4]
| Newman Lake | |
|---|---|
 View from Sutton Bay Resort | |
| Location | Spokane County |
| Coordinates | 47°46′38″N 117°06′02″W / 47.777189°N 117.100543°W |
| Type | Mesotrophic |
| Primary inflows | Thompson Creek[1] |
| Primary outflows | Newman Lake Peat Dike |
| Catchment area | 7,511 hectares (29.00 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 486 hectares (1,200 acres) |
| Average depth | 5.8 metres (19 ft) |
| Max. depth | 9.1 metres (30 ft) |
| Water volume | 28,123,344 cubic metres (36,783,945 cu yd) |
| Shore length1 | 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 649 metres (2,129 ft) |
| References | [2] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
History
editDeposits of kame from the Cordilleran ice sheet blocked outflow from the Missoula floods, eventually forming Newman Lake as well as other nearby water bodies.[5] It became a site of periodic habitation by native tribes; local legend describes native activity to include harvesting huckleberries for pemmican and collecting camas root to be dried and converted to flour, as well as hunting and fishing.[6]
Newman Lake was originally settled by William Newman in the 1860s,[4] and was serviced by the Northern Pacific Railway from the late 19th into the 20th centuries.[7] The area has historically been a recreational destination, with record of at least four hotels conducting business on its shoreline.[7] The nearby community had its name changed from Moab to Newman Lake in the 1930s.[7]
Ellerport Airport, situated one mile south of the lake, became operational in August 1985.[8]
Details
editFish
editBrook trout and carp were reported to have been introduced to the lake in the 1880s;[7] the lake is also home to black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed sunfish, signal crayfish, tiger muskie, and yellow perch.[9]
In 2012 it was reported that Newman Lake was home to freshwater jellyfish.[10]
Water quality projects
editConcerns voiced by locals in the 1970s and 1980s regarding increased algal blooms occurring in the lake prompted a Restoration Feasibility study in the mid-1980s, revealing a total annual gross phosphorus loading of at least 3000 kg per year within the lake.[11][12] After receiving a grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology, a hypolimnetic aeration system was installed in 1992 to improve oxygen dissolution in the water;[12][13] this was the first time a submerged pump had been implemented for this purpose on such a large scale.[14]
In 1997, a microfloc alum injection system was installed in the lake, which disperses aluminum hydroxide for the purposes of binding to phosphorus particles in the water.[13]
In 2009, a Total maximum daily load (TMDL) report by the Washington State Department of Ecology described the target total annual gross phosphorus loading as 903 kilograms (1,991 lb) per year, and proposed 11 strategies for reducing phosphorus entering the lake. These strategies primarily focus on updating the standards and practices of state and local government, as well as property owners and residents throughout the watershed, and emphasize measures to halt erosion, stem runoff from roads and prevent phosphorus leaching from sources along the shoreline.[15]
In 2021, eighteen beaver dam analogs were constructed along the length of Thompson Creek by Gonzaga University students to slow the flow of the water, filter out nutrient-rich sediment that has been contributing excess phosphorus to Newman Lake, and to hopefully restore Thompson Creek's floodplains.[16][17]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Water Quality Improvement Report". Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ a b "Newman Lake". Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ "Newman Lake Washington | The Idaho Washington Aquifer Collaborative". www.iwac.us. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ a b Hitchman, Robert (1985). Place names of Washington. Tacoma: Washington State Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-917048-57-9.
- ^ Funk, William H.; Moore, Barry C.; Burkett, Sharon K.; Juul, Steve T., (May 1998). "Newman Lake Restoration Phase II" Part 1. Part 2. State of Washington Water Research Center Washington State University.
- ^ "Spring Newsletter". Newman Lake Flood Control District. 2017. p. 8.
- ^ a b c d "Newman: Nine Miles of Shoreline". The Spokesman-Review. June 3, 1951. p. 69. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ^ "WN54 – Ellerport Airport | SkyVector". skyvector.com. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "Fishing | Newman Lake WA". newmanlakewa.com. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ^ "Jellyfish In Newman Lake". NonStop Local KHQ. September 13, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ Moore, Barry C.; Christensen, David (December 10, 2009). "Newman Lake restoration: A case study. Part I. Chemical and biological responses to phosphorus control". Lake and Reservoir Management. 25 (4): 337–350. Bibcode:2009LRMan..25..337M. doi:10.1080/07438140903172907. ISSN 1040-2381. S2CID 85619124.
- ^ a b Pool, Linda (March 2007). "Volunteers Monitor Their Watershed at Newman Lake" (PDF). Waterline | The Washington State Lake Protection Association Newsletter. pp. 1, 6.
- ^ a b Moore, Barry C.; Christensen, David; Richter, Ann C. (December 10, 2009). "Newman Lake restoration: A case study. Part II. Microfloc alum injection". Lake and Reservoir Management. 25 (4): 351–363. Bibcode:2009LRMan..25..351M. doi:10.1080/07438140903172923. ISSN 1040-2381. S2CID 97702750.
- ^ Moore, Barry C.; Cross, Benjamin K.; Beutel, Marc; Dent, Stephen; Preece, Ellen; Swanson, Mark (2012). "Newman Lake restoration: A case study Part III. Hypolimnetic oxygenation". Lake and Reservoir Management. 28 (4): 311–327. Bibcode:2012LRMan..28..311M. doi:10.1080/07438141.2012.738463. S2CID 84355499.
- ^ Moore, David (June 2009). "Newman Lake Total Phosphorus Total Maximum Daily Load Water Quality Implementation Plan" (PDF). Washington State Department of Ecology.
- ^ "Beaver Dam Analogs | Newman Lake WA". newmanlakewa.com. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ "In hopes of reducing phosphorous [sic] in Newman Lake, Gonzaga students, Lands Council install beaver dam analogs | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved December 1, 2023.