Here is a list of natural lakes and reservoirs located fully or partially in the U.S. state of Washington.
List of Natural lakes |
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Name | County (S) | Elev. (ft) | Area (acres) | Volume (acre ft) | Depth (max) (ft) | Outflow | Basin |
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American Lake | Pierce | 238 | 1100 | 60000 | 90 | None | Chambers Creek |
Angeline Lake | King | 4613 | 184 | >20,000 | 412 | Angeline Falls, Foss River | Snohomish River |
Angle Lake | King | 351 | 103 | 2600 | 52 | None | Duwamish River |
Lake Ballinger | Snohomish | 282 | 101 | 1500 | 35 | McAleer Creek | Lake Washington |
Bead Lake | Pend Oreille | 2833 | 720 | 77000 | 180 | None | Columbia / Pend Oreille |
Berdeen Lake | Whatcom | 5018 | 126 | ca 10,000 | 212 | Berdeen Falls, Bacon Creek | Skagit River |
Big Heart Lake | King | 4549 | 176 | >20,000 | 449 | Big Heart Falls, Foss River | Snohomish River |
Blanca Lake | Snohomish | 3976 | 160 | 25000 | 250 | Troublesome Creek | Snohomish River |
Buffalo Lake | Okanogan | 2402 | 540 | 33700 | 121 | None | Columbia Basin |
Capitol Lake | Thurston | 3 | 270 | 2400 | 20 | Budd Inlet | Puget Sound |
Lake Cavanaugh | Skagit | 1012 | 830 | 36000 | 80 | Lake Creek | Stillaguamish River |
Lake Chelan | Chelan | 1102 | 33000 | 15800000 | 1486 | Chelan River | Columbia / Chelan |
Chester Morse Lake | King | 1562 | 1830 | 94000 | 130 | Cedar River | Lake Washington |
Chopaka Lake | Okanogan | 2911 | 140 | 3700 | 73 | Chopaka Creek | Columbia / Okanogan |
Cle Elum Lake | Kittitas | 2227 | 4800 | 520000 | 260 | Cle Elum River | Columbia / Yakima |
Coldwater Lake | Cowlitz / Skamania | 2494 | 770 | 58500 | 200 | Coldwater Creek | Columbia / Cowlitz |
Lake Crescent | Clallam | 584 | 5100 | 1500000 | 650 | Lyre River | Lyre River |
Curlew Lake | Ferry | 2354 | 920 | 40000 | 130 | Curlew Creek | Columbia / Kettle |
Deer Lake | Stevens | 2482 | 1150 | 60000 | 80 | Sheep Creek | Columbia / Colville |
Lake Dorothy | King | 3062 | 260 | ca 15,000 | 160 | Miller River | Snohomish River |
Lake Easton | Kittitas | 2184 | 205 | 4000 | 85 | Kachess River | Columbia / Yakima |
Lake Goodwin | Snohomish | 328 | 540 | 13000 | 50 | Tulalip Creek | Puget Sound |
Gravelly Lake | Pierce | 220 | 147 | 6000 | 57 | None | Chambers Creek |
Green Lake | King | 164 | 250 | 3400 | 30 | Bef. 1916: Ravenna Creek | Lake Washington |
Kachess Lake | Kittitas | 2258 | 4500 | 550000 | 410 | Kachess River | Columbia / Yakima |
Lake Kapowsin | Pierce | 585 | 510 | 8300 | 29 | Kapowsin Creek | Puyallup River |
Keechelus Lake | Kittitas | 2521 | 2600 | 250000 | 310 | Yakima River | Columbia / Yakima |
Lacamas Lake | Clark | 182 | 290 | 7500 | 65 | Lacamas Creek | Columbia / Washougal |
Lake Lawrence | Thurston | 429 | 330 | 4400 | 26 | Deschutes River | Puget Sound |
Lenore Lake | Grant | 1078 | 1400 | 20000 | 27 | Soap Lake | Columbia / Crab Creek |
Long Lake | Thurston | 160 | 310 | 3900 | 21 | Woodland Creek | Puget Sound |
Loon Lake | Stevens | 2385 | 1100 | 51000 | 105 | Sheep Creek | Columbia / Colville |
Mason Lake | Mason | 197 | 1000 | 49000 | 90 | Sherwood Creek | Puget Sound |
Lake Meridian | King | 372 | 150 | 6100 | 90 | Big Soos Creek | Duwamish River |
Moses Lake | Grant | 1050 | 6800 | 130000 | 38 | Crab Creek | Columbia / Crab Creek |
Mowich Lake | Pierce | 4929 | 120 | ca 4,000 | 90 | Crater Creek | Puyallup River |
Nahwatzel Lake | Mason | 456 | 270 | 4600 | 25 | Outlet Creek -> Satsop River | Chehalis River |
Newman Lake | Spokane | 2130 | 1100 | 23000 | 30 | None | Columbia / Spokane |
Omak Lake | Okanogan | 958 | 3250 | 700000 | 325 | None | Columbia Basin |
Osoyoos Lake | Okanogan / B.C. | 911 | 5800 | 270000 | 208 | Okanogan River | Columbia / Okanogan |
Ozette Lake | Clallam | 33 | 7400 | 960000 | 331 | Ozette River | Ozette River |
Packwood Lake | Lewis | 2857 | 450 | 28000 | 120 | Lake Creek | Columbia / Cowlitz |
Lake Padden | Whatcom | 450 | 149 | 4300 | 59 | Padden Creek | Bellingham Bay |
Palmer Lake | Okanogan | 1150 | 2100 | 110000 | 79 | Palmer Creek | Columbia / Okanogan |
Lake Pleasant | Clallam | 397 | 500 | 16000 | 50 | Lake Creek to Sol Duc River | Quillayute River |
Lake Quinault | Grays Harbor | 186 | 3550 | 496000 | 240 | Quinault River | Quinault River |
Rattlesnake Lake | King | 911 | 108 | 2700 | 54 | None | Lake Washington |
Rock Lake | Whitman | 1728 | 2200 | 380000 | 350 | Rock Creek | Columbia / Snake |
Lake Samish | Whatcom | 274 | 810 | 33100 | 160 | Friday Creek | Bellingham Bay |
Lake Sammamish | King | 30 | 4900 | 284000 | 105 | Sammamish River | Lake Washington |
Silver Lake | Cowlitz | 489 | 2300 | 13000 | 10 | Outlet Creek | Columbia / Cowlitz |
Silver Lake | Whatcom | 6768 | 162 | ca 25,000 | 522 | Silver Creek | Snohomish River |
Snoqualmie Lake | King | 3151 | 130 | NA | NA | Taylor River | Snoqualmie River |
Snow Lake | King | 4019 | 153 | 16500 | 400 | Rock Creek | Snoqualmie River |
Soap Lake | Grant | 1074 | 850 | 29000 | 95 | None | Columbia / Crab Creek |
Spirit Lake | Skamania | 3440 | 2600 | 212000 | 110 | North Fork Toutle River | Columbia / Cowlitz |
Sprague Lake | Adams / Lincoln | 1882 | 1800 | 19000 | 20 | Cow Creek | Columbia / Snake |
Lake Stevens | Snohomish | 214 | 1000 | 65000 | 160 | Catherine Creek | Snohomish River |
Summit Lake | Thurston | 459 | 510 | 28000 | 100 | Kennedy Creek | Puget Sound |
Lake Sutherland | Clallam | 528 | 360 | 21000 | 86 | Indian Creek | Elwha River |
Lake Tapps | Pierce | 546 | 2430 | 47,000 | 90 | White River | Puyallup River |
Twin Lakes | Ferry | 2572 | 1900 | 33000 | 50 | Stranger Creek | Columbia Basin |
Lake Union | King | 17 | 580 | 20000 | 50 | Fremont Cut | Lake Washington |
Vancouver Lake | Clark | 8 | 2300 | 6900 | 15 | Lake River | Columbia Basin |
Walupt Lake | Lewis | 3930 | 380 | 62000 | 300 | Walupt Creek | Columbia / Cowlitz |
Lake Washington | King | 17 | 22000 | 2400000 | 214 | Lake Washington Ship Canal | Lake Washington |
Lake Wenatchee | Chelan | 1872 | 2500 | 360000 | 244 | Wenatchee River | Columbia / Wenatchee |
Lake Whatcom | Whatcom | 312 | 4900 | 770000 | 328 | Whatcom Creek | Bellingham Bay |
List of Reservoirs |
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Name | County (S) | Total Storage (acre feet) | Surface area (acres) | Max depth (feet) | Outflow |
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Alder Lake | Pierce, Thurston | 3065 | 290 | Nisqually River | |
Banks Lake | Grant, Douglas | 1275000 | 26877 | 177 | |
Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake | Douglas, Ferry, Stevens, Lincoln, Grant, Okanogan | 9386000 | 79400 | 400 | Columbia River |
Lake Herbert G. West | Walla Walla, Columbia, Whitman, Franklin | 432000 | 6590 | Snake River | |
Lake Umatilla | Klickitat, Sherman (OR), Gilliam (OR), Morrow (OR),Benton, Umatilla (OR) |
48738 | Columbia River | ||
Lake Wallula | Benton, Walla Walla, Umatilla (OR) | 1350000 | 42500 | Columbia River | |
Merwin Lake | Clark, Cowlitz | 416000 | 3836 | 190 | Lewis River |
Potholes Reservoir | Grant | 332200 | 27800 | ||
Riffe Lake | Lewis | 1686300 | 11830 | Cowlitz River | |
Ross Lake | Whatcom, British Columbia | 1435000 | 11700 | Skagit River | |
Rufus Woods Lake | Douglas, Chelan | 590199 | 7800 | Columbia River | |
Swift Reservoir | Skamania | 755600 | 4585 | Lewis River | |
Wanapum Lake | Kittitas, Grant | 669700 | 14590 | Columbia River | |
Yale Lake | Clark, Cowlitz | 401760 | 3612 | Lewis River |