Silver Lake, Washington

Silver Lake, Washington
Unincorporated community
Silver Lake Silver Lake Location in the state of Washington
Coordinates: 46°17′50″N 122°48′38″W / 46.29722°N 122.81056°WCoordinates: 46°17′50″N 122°48′38″W / 46.29722°N 122.81056°W
Country	United States of America
State	Washington
County	Cowlitz
Elevation[1]	158 m (518 ft)
Time zone	PST (UTC−8)
• Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC−7)
ZIP code	98645
Area code(s)	360
FIPS code	53-64400
GNIS feature ID	1508354

Silver Lake is an unincorporated community in Cowlitz County, Washington. Silver Lake is located 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Castle Rock along Washington State Route 504, which is also known as the Spirit Lake Memorial Highway.^[2] The Silver Lake community takes its name from the lake of the same name, which it lies on the northwest shore of. The Silver Lake community is part of the Toutle Lake School District, a K-12 school district of about 600 students. Silver Lake is near Mount St. Helens and the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, which lies at the end of the Spirit Lake Memorial Highway. The eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980 was the deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event in the history of the United States. The WDFW has planted Grass Carp in this lake, however it is illegal to fish for or retain grass carp.^[3]

Geography

Silver Lake is located at 46°17′50″N 122°48′38″W / 46.29722°N 122.81056°W (46.2973340, -122.8106679).^[4]

External links

• Toutle Lake School District website

References

1. "USGS—Silver Lake, Washington". Retrieved 12 June 2014.
2. Washington State Legislature. "RCW 47.17.655: State Route 504". Retrieved 12 June 2014.
3. http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/washington/755/
4. "2013 U.S. Gazetteer Files". census.gov. Retrieved 12 June 2014.