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Wildlife, plants and environment at Pearrygin Lake

Wildlife

MammalsBirdsFish & Sea Life
• Bobcats
• Chipmunks
• Coyotes
• Deer or Elk
• Marmots
• Muskrats
• Otters
• Rabbits
• Squirrels
• Weasels
• Crows or Ravens
• Doves or Pigeons
• Ducks
• Eagles
• Geese
• Grouse
• Gulls
• Hawks
• Herons
• Hummingbirds
• Jays
• Ospreys
• Owls
• Quail
• Swans
• Turkeys
• Woodpeckers
• Wrens
• Bass
• Trout


Environmental Features

Physical Features Plant Life 
Winter temperatures reach well below zero. Summer temperatures are in the 80s and 90s. There is an annual average rainfall of 11 inches, with an annual average of six feet of accumulated snow fall.

Pleistocene glaciations formed the Methow Valley and all the little valleys which hold lakes in the area. Pearrygin Lake's waters come from underground springs and Pearrygin Creek, two natural sources. Water flows down off surrounding mountains into the Pearrygin Lake basin.		 • Ponderosa Pine
• Maple
• Oak
• Poplar
• Rose
• Thistle
• Poison Oak
• Poison Ivy