List of lakes in Washington (state)

This is a list of natural lakes and reservoirs located fully or partially in the U.S. state of Washington. Natural lakes that have been altered with a dam, such as Lake Chelan, are included as lakes, not reservoirs.

Key
dagger denotes that body of water crosses state border
double-dagger denotes that body of water crosses international border

Reservoirs

Lake Chelan
Lake Crescent
Palmer Lake
Lake Quinault
Name County(s) Coordinates Total storage (acre feet) Surface area
(acres)		 Max depth
(feet)		 Outflow
Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake Douglas, Ferry, Stevens, Lincoln, Grant, Okanogan [1] 47°56′46.2″N 118°55′56″W / 47.946167°N 118.93222°W[2] 9,386,000 [3] 79,400 [4] 400 Columbia River
Lake Umatilla Klickitat, Sherman (OR)double-dagger, Gilliam (OR)double-dagger, Morrow (OR)double-dagger, Benton, Umatilla (OR)double-dagger 45°43′32″N 120°12′44″W / 45.72556°N 120.21222°W[5] 48,738 Columbia River
Riffe Lake Lewis 46°27′59″N 122°16′4″W / 46.46639°N 122.26778°W[6] 1,686,300 [7] 11,830 Cowlitz River
Ross Lake Whatcom, British Columbiadouble-dagger 48°52′6″N 121°1′47″W / 48.86833°N 121.02972°W[8] 1,435,000 11,700 Skagit River
Lake Wallula Benton, Walla Walla, Umatilla (OR)double-dagger 45°57′17″N 119°3′53″W / 45.95472°N 119.06472°W[9] 1,350,000 [4] 42,500 [4] Columbia River
Banks Lake Grant, Douglas 47°48′21″N 119°11′31″W / 47.80583°N 119.19194°W[10] 1,275,000 [11] 26,877 [12] 177 [13]
Swift Reservoir Skamania 46°3′20″N 122°6′51″W / 46.05556°N 122.11417°W[14] 755,600 [15] 4,585 [16] Lewis River
Wanapum Lake Kittitas, Grant 46°55′56″N 119°58′24″W / 46.93222°N 119.97333°W[17] 669,700 [18] 14,590 [19] Columbia River
Rufus Woods Lake Douglas, Chelan 47°59′47″N 119°37′14″W / 47.99639°N 119.62056°W[20] 590,199 [21] 7,800 [22] Columbia River
Lake Herbert G. West Walla Walla, Columbia, Whitman, Franklin 46°34′18″N 118°31′6″W / 46.57167°N 118.51833°W[23] 432,000 6,590 [24] Snake River
Merwin Lake Clark, Cowlitz 45°58′35″N 122°31′35″W / 45.97639°N 122.52639°W[25] 416,000 [26] 3,836 [27] 190 Lewis River
Yale Lake Clark, Cowlitz 46°0′43″N 122°18′44″W / 46.01194°N 122.31222°W[28] 401,760 [29] 3,612 Lewis River
Potholes Reservoir Grant 46°59′59″N 119°17′6″W / 46.99972°N 119.28500°W[30] 332,200 [31] 27,800 [32]

Natural lakes

Name County(s) Coordinates Surface area (acres) Max depth Outflow
Lake Whatcom Whatcom 48°44′45″N 122°20′45″W / 48.74583°N 122.34583°W[33] 5,003 328 Whatcom Creek
Rock Lake Whitman 47°10′40″N 117°41′01″W / 47.17778°N 117.68361°W 2,190 375 Rock Creek
Lake Chelan Chelan 47°51′5″N 120°4′56″W / 47.85139°N 120.08222°W[34] 32,000 1,486 Chelan River
Lake Washington King 47°40′10.5″N 122°13′53″W / 47.669583°N 122.23139°W[35] 22,138 214 Lake Washington Ship Canal
Lake Ozette Clallam,[36] 48°5′41″N 124°38′14″W / 48.09472°N 124.63722°W[37] 7,787 331 Ozette River
Moses Lake Grant 47°8′12″N 119°20′30″W / 47.13667°N 119.34167°W[38] 6,815 38 Potholes Reservoir
Osoyoos Lake Okanogan, British Columbiadouble-dagger 49°0′0″N 119°26′40″W / 49.00000°N 119.44444°W[39] 5,723 208 Okanogan River
Paradise Lake King 47°46′25″N 122°04′06″W / 47.77361°N 122.06833°W[40] 18 28
Lake Crescent Clallam 48°3′32″N 123°48′53″W / 48.05889°N 123.81472°W[41] 5,187 624 Lyre River

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Geography and Community". Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  2. ↑ "Franklin D Roosevelt Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1992-12-31. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  3. ↑ "Grand Coulee Dam Statistics and Facts". USBR. 2012. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Reservoirs in the United States". United States Geological Survey. 1966. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  5. ↑ "Lake Umatilla". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1979-09-10. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  6. ↑ "Riffe Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1990-07-01. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  7. ↑ "Cowlitz River Basin". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  8. ↑ "Ross Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1979-09-10. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  9. ↑ "Lake Wallula". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1979-09-10. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  10. ↑ "Banks Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1979-09-10. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  11. ↑ "The Story of the Columbia Basin Project". National Park Service. 2008-02-01. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  12. ↑ "Warmwater Fishing Opportunitues in Central Washington 2014-15". Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  13. ↑ "Banks Lake Fish Survey, September 2000". Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. July 2004. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  14. ↑ "Swift Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1979-09-10. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
  15. ↑ "Reservoirs in the United States". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  16. ↑ "Swift Reservoir". Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
  17. ↑ "Wanapum Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1979-09-10. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  18. ↑ "Reservoirs of the United States". USBR. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  19. ↑ "Assessing Native and Introduced Fish Predation on Migrating Juvenile Salmon". U.S. Geological Survey. 2012-11-30. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  20. ↑ "Rufus Woods Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1992-12-31. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  21. ↑ "Sediment Quality Assessment of Lake Rufus Woods and Chief Joseph Dam, 2004". US Army Corps of Engineers. June 2009. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  22. ↑ "Reservoirs of the United States". USBR. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  23. ↑ "Lake Herbert G. West". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1992-12-31. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  24. ↑ "Lower Monumental Lock and Dam". US Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  25. ↑ "Merwin Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1979-09-10. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
  26. ↑ "Merwin Lake -- Clark County: 1995". State of Washington Department of Ecology. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
  27. ↑ "Lake Merwin". Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
  28. ↑ "Yale Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1979-09-10. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
  29. ↑ "Reservoirs in the United States". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  30. ↑ "Banks Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1979-09-10. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  31. ↑ "O'Sullivan Dam Details". USBR. 2012-05-17. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  32. ↑ "Columbia Basin Project Details". USBR. 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  33. ↑ "Lake Whatcom". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1979-09-10. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  34. ↑ "Lake Chelan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1992-06-01. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  35. ↑ "Lake Washington". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1979-09-10. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  36. ↑ "Ozette Lake". Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  37. ↑ "Lake Ozette". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1979-09-10. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  38. ↑ "Moses Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1979-09-10. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  39. ↑ "Osoyoos Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1979-09-10. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  40. ↑ "Paradise Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1979-09-10. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
  41. ↑ "Lake Crescent". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1979-09-10. Retrieved 2014-04-11.

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