THE CURLEW LAKE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Okanogan-Colville Xeric Valleys and Foothills setting.
Curlew Lake CDP has 4.34 square miles of land in Ferry County. Its Census reference point is in Okanogan-Colville Xeric Valleys and Foothills, within Northern Rockies.
The Northern Rockies contain rugged ranges, glacial lakes and mixed conifer forests. Moist Pacific influences reach some inland valleys, producing forest communities unlike the drier mountain regions farther south.
Regional context: Northern Rockies ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Curlew Lake and Ferry County
Curlew Lake is associated with Ferry County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Curlew Lake by land and water
The Census records 1.35 square miles of water within Curlew Lake, or 23.8% of its total area. It is 21.4 percentage points higher than the 2.4% recorded for Ferry County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Curlew Lake CDP has 4.7 times the land area of nearby Torboy CDP (0.93 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

