List of lakes of Washington

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. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.

Natural lakes Currently included in this table are all natural and enhanced lakes with a surface area of more than 1,000 acres or a volume of more than 25,000 acre feet as well as smaller lakes (down to 100 acres) with a Wikipedia page.

NameCounty(s)Elev.(ft)Area(acres)Volume(acre ft)Depth(max)(ft)OutflowBasinCoordinatesNotesReference Lake ChelanChelan1,10233,00015,800,0001,486Chelan RiverColumbia / ChelanEnhanced with a dam in 1927.Bortleson, G.C., Dion, N.P., McConnell, J.B., and Nelson, L.M. Reconnaissance data on lakes in Washington, State of Washington, Department of Ecology Water-Supply Bulletin, No. 43, v. 1-7, 1976Morphometry of Lake Chelan at the Washington Dept. of Ecology websiteBahls, Kindberg, Wait & Glasgow An assessment of error in state shoreline designation for lakes of Washington, 2006Lakes in Washington at lakelubbers.com Lake WashingtonKing1722,0002,400,000214Lake Washington Ship CanalLake Washington Excluding Lake Union and connected waters. Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife website Lake OzetteClallam337,400960,000331Ozette RiverOzette RiverLargest unaltered lake in Washington StateLakes in Washington at Northwest Fishing Report Moses LakeGrant1,0506,800130,00038Crab CreekColumbia / Crab CreekEnhanced with dams in the early 1900s, 1928 and 1941 for irrigation purposes. Osoyoos LakeOkanogan / B.C.‡9115,800270,000208Okanogan RiverColumbia / OkanoganThe Zosel Dam, when built in 1927, unintentionally influenced and now regulates Osoyoos Lake levels.Osoyoos Lake at the Washington Dept. of Ecology website Lake CrescentClallam5845,1001,500,000624Lyre RiverLyre River Most voluminous unaltered lake in Washington StateRon Judd, Our deep lakes incite curiosity and conjure legends, Seattle Times, August 8, 2014 Lake WhatcomWhatcom3124,900770,000328Whatcom CreekBellingham BayEnhanced with dams in 1937. Lake SammamishKing304,900284,000105Sammamish RiverLake Washington Cle Elum LakeKittitas2,2274,800520,000260Cle Elum RiverColumbia / YakimaEnhanced with a dam in 1933 for irrigation purposes. Active capacity is 437,000 acre feet.Cle Elum Dam at the Bureau of Reclamation website. Baker LakeWhatcom7054,800285,000Baker RiverSkagit RiverEnhanced with a dam in 1959. Kachess LakeKittitas2,2584,500550,000410Kachess RiverColumbia / YakimaEnhanced with a dam in 1912 for irrigation purposes. Active capacity is 239,000 acre feet.Lake CushmanMason7394,010115Skokomish River Enhanced with a dam ca. 1924. Lake QuinaultGrays Harbor1863,550496,000240Quinault RiverQuinault River Omak LakeOkanogan9583,250700,000325NoneColumbia BasinSaline lake. Keechelus LakeKittitas2,5212,600250,000310Yakima RiverColumbia / YakimaEnhanced with a dam in 1917 for irrigation purposes. Active capacity is 158,000 acre feet.Keechelus Dam at the Bureau of Reclamation website. Spirit LakeSkamania3,4402,600212,000110North Fork Toutle RiverColumbia / CowlitzThe 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens relocated the lake 300 feet higher. A drainage tunnel was built to prevent a catastrophic breach of the new natural dam.Lucas and Weinheimer, Recovery of Fish Populations in Lakes Affected by the May 18, 1980 Eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington Dept. of Fish and WildlifeConflicting surface area data resolved with area calculator Lake WenatcheeChelan1,8722,500360,000244Wenatchee RiverColumbia / WenatcheePalmer Lake at the Washington Dept. of Ecology website Lake TappsPierce5462,43047,000 Number represents usable storage (between 515 and 543 ft elevation); dead storage (and therefore volume) between 455 and 515 feet is unknown.90White RiverPuyallup RiverNatural lake that was diked in 1911. With islands the surface area is about 2,800 acres.Wells & Wells, Water Quality and Fish-bioenergetics Model of Chester Morse Lake and the Cedar River, 2012 Silver LakeCowlitz4892,30013,00010Outlet CreekColumbia / CowlitzNatural lake, but dammed to prevent flooding. Vancouver LakeClark82,3006,90015Lake RiverColumbia Basin Rock LakeWhitman1,7282,200380,000350Rock CreekColumbia / SnakeLargest natural lake in South East Washington.Lenore Lake at the Washington Dept. of Ecology website Palmer LakeOkanogan1,1502,100110,00079Palmer CreekColumbia / Okanogan Twin LakesFerry2,5721,90033,00050Stranger CreekColumbia BasinNorth and South Twin Lakes combined. Used as a reservoir for irrigation purposes since 1930.Owhi Lake at the Washington State University "Lakes of the Colville Reservation" website Chester Morse LakeKing1,5621,83094,000130Cedar RiverLake WashingtonBefore it was expanded with the Masonry Dam in 1911, this lake was known as "Cedar Lake". Sprague LakeAdams / Lincoln1,8821,80019,00020Cow CreekColumbia / Snake Lenore LakeGrant1,0781,40020,00027Soap LakeColumbia / Crab Creek Deer LakeStevens2,4821,15060,00080Sheep CreekColumbia / Colville American LakePierce2381,10060,00090Sequalitchew Creek Loon LakeStevens2,3851,10051,000105Sheep CreekColumbia / ColvilleCurlew Lake at the Washington Dept. of Ecology website Newman LakeSpokane2,1301,10023,00030Newman Lake Peat DikeMason Lake at the Washington Dept. of Ecology website Lake StevensSnohomish2141,00065,000160Catherine CreekSnohomish RiverLake Samish at the Washington Dept. of Ecology website Mason LakeMason1971,00049,00090Sherwood CreekPuget Sound Curlew LakeFerry2,35492040,000130Curlew CreekColumbia / Kettle Soap LakeGrant1,07485029,00095NoneColumbia / Crab Creek Lake CavanaughSkagit1,01283036,00080Lake CreekStillaguamish River Lake SamishWhatcom27481033,100160Friday CreekBellingham Bay Coldwater LakeCowlitz / Skamania2,49477058,500200Coldwater CreekColumbia / Cowlitz Bead LakePend Oreille2,83372077,000180NoneColumbia / Pend OreilleSummit Lake at the Washington Dept. of Ecology website Liberty LakeSpokane2,07370830Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie AquiferColumbia / Spokane Lake UnionKing1758020,00050Fremont CutLake WashingtonSurface area and volume exclude the 150 acre Portage Bay as well as the Fremont Cut and Salmon Bay.Lake Union at kingcounty.gov Buffalo LakeOkanogan2,40254033,700121NoneColumbia Basin Lake GoodwinSnohomish32854013,00050Tulalip CreekPuget SoundPackwood Lake Drawdown Study Report, 2007 (Table 4.1) Summit LakeThurston45951028,000100Kennedy CreekPuget SoundLake Sutherland at the Washington Dept. of Ecology website Lake KapowsinPierce5855108,30029Kapowsin CreekPuyallup RiverWalupt Lake at the Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife website. Lake PleasantClallam39750016,00050Lake Creek to Sol Duc RiverQuillayute River Packwood LakeLewis2,85745028,000120Lake CreekColumbia / CowlitzLong Lake at the Washington Dept. of Ecology website Walupt LakeLewis3,93038062,000300Walupt CreekColumbia / Cowlitz Lake SutherlandClallam52836021,00086Indian CreekElwha RiverNahwatzel Lake at the Washington Dept. of Ecology website Lake LawrenceThurston4293304,40026Deschutes RiverPuget SoundDorothy Lake at the Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife website. Long LakeThurston1603103,90021Woodland CreekPuget SoundConconully LakeOkanogan2323293110Salmon CreekOkanogan River Lacamas LakeClark1822907,50065Lacamas CreekColumbia / WashougalNatural reservoir Lake SawyerKing49828658Covington CreekDuwamish Nahwatzel LakeMason4562704,60025Outlet Creek -> Satsop RiverChehalis River Capitol LakeThurston32702,40020Budd InletPuget SoundTidal flats and estuary dammed in 1951. Reduced from an original 320 acres surface area by sedimentation. Lake DorothyKing3,062260ca 15,000?160Miller RiverSnohomish RiverChopaka Lake at the Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife website. Green LakeKing1642503,40030Bef. 1916: Ravenna CreekLake Washington Lake EastonKittitas2,1842054,00085Kachess RiverColumbia / Yakima Angeline LakeKing4,613184>20,000412Angeline Falls, Foss RiverSnohomish RiverDeepest alpine lakes in Washington at nwhikers.net Big Heart LakeKing4,549176>20,000449Big Heart Falls, Foss RiverSnohomish River Silver LakeWhatcom6,768162ca 25,000?522Silver CreekSkagit RiverNorth Cascades National Park (N.P.), Mountain Lakes Fishery Management Plan, 2008 (p. 151) Blanca LakeSnohomish3,97616025,000250Troublesome CreekSnohomish RiverBlanca Lake at the Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife website. Snow LakeKing4,01915316,500400Rock CreekSnoqualmie RiverSnow Lake at the Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife website. Lake MeridianKing3721506,10090Big Soos CreekDuwamish River Lake PaddenWhatcom4501494,30059Padden CreekBellingham Bay Gravelly LakePierce2201476,00057NoneChambers Creek Chopaka LakeOkanogan2,9111403,70073Chopaka CreekColumbia / Okanogan Snoqualmie LakeKing3,151130??Taylor RiverSnoqualmie RiverSnoqualmie Lake at the Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife website. Berdeen LakeWhatcom5,018126ca 10,000?212Berdeen Falls, Bacon CreekSkagit RiverBerdeen Lake at the Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife website. Mowich LakePierce4,929120ca 4,000?90Crater CreekPuyallup River Rattlesnake LakeKing9111082,70054NoneLake Washington Angle LakeKing3511032,60052NoneDuwamish River Lake BallingerSnohomish2821011,50035McAleer CreekLake WashingtonHorseshoe LakeKitsap2734130Burley CreekPuget SoundBattle Ground LakeClark5092560Salmon CreekColumbia / Salmon CreekRound LakeClarkLacamas CreekColumbia / WashougalDoubtful LakeChelanDagger LakeChelanHoward LakeChelanGreen View LakeChelan

Reservoirs NameCounty(s)CoordinatesTotal storage (acre feet)Surface area (acres)Max depth (feet)OutflowFranklin D. Roosevelt LakeDouglas, Ferry, Stevens, Lincoln, Grant, Okanogan9,386,000 79,400 400Columbia RiverLake UmatillaKlickitat, Sherman (OR), Gilliam (OR), Morrow (OR), Benton, Umatilla (OR)48,738Columbia RiverRiffe LakeLewis1,686,300 11,830360Cowlitz RiverAlder LakePierce, Thurston3065290Nisqually RiverRoss LakeWhatcom, British Columbia1,435,00011,700Skagit RiverLake WallulaBenton, Walla Walla, Umatilla (OR)1,350,000 42,500 Columbia RiverBanks LakeGrant, Douglas1,275,000 26,877 177 Swift ReservoirSkamania755,600 4,585 Lewis RiverWanapum LakeKittitas, Grant669,700 14,590 Columbia RiverRufus Woods LakeDouglas, Chelan590,199 7,800 Columbia RiverLake Herbert G. WestWalla Walla, Columbia, Whitman, Franklin432,0006,590 Snake RiverMerwin LakeClark, Cowlitz416,000 3,836 190Lewis RiverYale LakeClark, Cowlitz401,760 3,612Lewis RiverPotholes ReservoirGrant332,200 27,800

Key denotes that body of water crosses state border denotes that body of water crosses international border

List of lakes of Washington

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