Beaner Lake is a lake in

Okanogan County, Washington Okanogan County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington along the Canada–U.S. border. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,104. The county seat is Okanogan, while the largest city is Omak. Its area is the largest i ...

, in the

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. The name of the lake has been criticized in the media for containing the ethnic slur

beaner ''Beaner'' is a derogatory slur originally from the United States to refer to Mexican or Mexican American descent. Usage The word was first seen in print in 1966, although the term has reportedly been in use at least since the 1940s, having ...

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Lakes of Okanogan County, Washington Lakes of Washington (state) {{OkanoganCountyWA-geo-stub

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