Baker Lake Boat Ramps

4 boat launches are mapped on Baker Lake in Whatcom County, Washington.

Baker Lake facts

Surface area4,730 acres
TypeReservoir
Average depthabout 58 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area)
Shoreline lengthabout 24.9 miles
Surface elevation702 ft above sea level
DamUpper Baker, completed 1959
Dam size312 ft high, 1,200 ft long, gravity dam
Dam purposesHydroelectric, Fish and Wildlife Pond, Recreation
Dam ownerPrivately owned
Normal storage274,221 acre-feet
Impounded streamBaker River

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (public domain); HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams (NID ID WA00173). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.

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