List of lakes of Washington

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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.

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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
Chelan 1,10233,00015,800,0001,486 Chelan River Columbia / Chelan 48°01′37″N120°20′17″W / 48.027°N 120.338°W / 48.027; -120.338 (Lake Chelan) [note 1] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
King 1722,0002,400,000214 Lake Washington Ship Canal Lake Washington 47°37′19″N122°15′22″W / 47.622°N 122.256°W / 47.622; -122.256 (Lake Washington) [note 2] [1] [3] [4] [5]
Lake Ozette Clallam 337,400960,000331 Ozette River Ozette River 48°05′42″N124°38′13″W / 48.095°N 124.637°W / 48.095; -124.637 (Lake Ozette) [note 3] [1] [3] [6] [5]
Moses Lake Grant 1,0506,800130,00038 Crab Creek Columbia / Crab Creek 47°07′26″N119°20′20″W / 47.124°N 119.339°W / 47.124; -119.339 (Moses Lake) [note 4] [1] [3] [6] [5]
Osoyoos Lake Okanogan / B.C.9115,800270,000208 Okanogan River Columbia / Okanogan 49°00′00″N119°26′38″W / 49°N 119.444°W / 49; -119.444 (Osoyoos Lake) [note 5] [1] [7] [3] [5]
Clallam 5845,1001,500,000624 Lyre River Lyre River 48°03′36″N123°49′41″W / 48.06°N 123.828°W / 48.06; -123.828 (Lake Crescent) [note 6] [8] [3] [5]
Whatcom 3124,900770,000328 Whatcom Creek Bellingham Bay 48°44′02″N122°19′52″W / 48.734°N 122.331°W / 48.734; -122.331 (Lake Whatcom) [note 7] [1] [3] [6] [4] [5]
King 304,900284,000105 Sammamish River Lake Washington 47°35′38″N122°05′53″W / 47.594°N 122.098°W / 47.594; -122.098 (Lake Sammamish) [1] [6] [4] [5]
Cle Elum Lake Kittitas 2,2274,800520,000260 Cle Elum River Columbia / Yakima 47°16′01″N121°05′38″W / 47.267°N 121.094°W / 47.267; -121.094 (Cle Elum Lake) [note 8] [1] [9] [5]
Baker Lake Whatcom 7054,800285,000 Baker River Skagit River 48°45′54″N121°32′34″W / 48.765°N 121.542778°W / 48.765; -121.542778 (Baker Lake)
Kachess Lake Kittitas 2,2584,500550,000410 Kachess River Columbia / Yakima 47°19′01″N121°14′17″W / 47.317°N 121.238°W / 47.317; -121.238 (Kachess Lake) [note 9] [1] [3] [5]
Lake Cushman Mason 7394,010115 Skokomish River 47°28′48″N 123°15′0″W
Grays Harbor 1863,550496,000240 Quinault River Quinault River 47°28′26″N123°52′16″W / 47.474°N 123.871°W / 47.474; -123.871 (Lake Quinault) [4] [5]
Omak Lake Okanogan 9583,250700,000325None Columbia Basin 48°16′37″N119°23′56″W / 48.277°N 119.399°W / 48.277; -119.399 (Omak Lake) [note 10] [1] [3] [6]
Keechelus Lake Kittitas 2,5212,600250,000310 Yakima River Columbia / Yakima 47°19′37″N121°21′07″W / 47.327°N 121.352°W / 47.327; -121.352 (Keechelus Lake) [note 11] [1] [10] [5]
Spirit Lake Skamania 3,4402,600212,000110 North Fork Toutle River Columbia / Cowlitz 46°16′08″N122°08′28″W / 46.269°N 122.141°W / 46.269; -122.141 (Spirit Lake) [note 12] [11] [12]
Chelan 1,8722,500360,000244 Wenatchee River Columbia / Wenatchee 47°49′23″N120°46′41″W / 47.823°N 120.778°W / 47.823; -120.778 (Lake Wenatchee) [1] [13] [6] [5]
Pierce 5462,43047,000 [14] 90 White River Puyallup River 47°12′50″N122°10′08″W / 47.214°N 122.169°W / 47.214; -122.169 (Lake Tapps) [note 13] [15] [6] [4] [5] [12]
Silver Lake Cowlitz 4892,30013,00010Outlet Creek Columbia / Cowlitz 46°17′24″N122°47′56″W / 46.29°N 122.799°W / 46.29; -122.799 (Silver Lake) [note 14] [1] [3] [6] [5]
Vancouver Lake Clark 82,3006,90015 Lake River Columbia Basin 45°40′26″N122°43′05″W / 45.674°N 122.718°W / 45.674; -122.718 (Vancouver Lake) [3] [4] [5] [12]
Rock Lake Whitman 1,7282,200380,000350 Rock Creek Columbia / Snake 47°10′55″N117°40′48″W / 47.182°N 117.68°W / 47.182; -117.68 (Rock Lake) [note 15] [1] [16] [3] [6] [4] [5]
Palmer Lake Okanogan 1,1502,100110,00079 Palmer Creek Columbia / Okanogan 48°53′35″N119°37′08″W / 48.893°N 119.619°W / 48.893; -119.619 (Palmer Lake) [3] [6]
Twin Lakes Ferry 2,5721,90033,00050 Stranger Creek Columbia Basin 48°16′34″N118°22′48″W / 48.276°N 118.38°W / 48.276; -118.38 (Twin Lakes) [note 16] [17]
Chester Morse Lake King 1,5621,83094,000130 Cedar River Lake Washington 47°23′13″N121°42′11″W / 47.387°N 121.703°W / 47.387; -121.703 (Chester Morse Lake) [note 17] [3] [6] [12]
Sprague Lake Adams / Lincoln 1,8821,80019,00020 Cow Creek Columbia / Snake 47°15′36″N118°03′58″W / 47.26°N 118.066°W / 47.26; -118.066 (Sprague Lake) [1] [3] [6] [4]
Grant 1,0781,40020,00027 Soap Lake Columbia / Crab Creek 47°29′13″N119°31′01″W / 47.487°N 119.517°W / 47.487; -119.517 (Lenore Lake) [1] [3] [6] [4]
Deer Lake Stevens 2,4821,15060,00080Sheep Creek Columbia / Colville 48°06′43″N117°35′13″W / 48.112°N 117.587°W / 48.112; -117.587 (Deer Lake) [1] [3] [6] [4] [5]
American Lake Pierce 2381,10060,00090 Sequalitchew Creek 47°07′30″N122°33′43″W / 47.125°N 122.562°W / 47.125; -122.562 (American Lake) [1] [3] [6] [4] [5]
Loon Lake Stevens 2,3851,10051,000105Sheep Creek Columbia / Colville 48°02′42″N117°37′19″W / 48.045°N 117.622°W / 48.045; -117.622 (Loon Lake) [1] [18] [6] [4] [5]
Newman Lake Spokane 2,1301,10023,00030 Newman Lake Peat Dike 47°46′37″N117°06′04″W / 47.777°N 117.101°W / 47.777; -117.101 (Newman Lake) [1] [19] [3] [6] [4] [5]
Snohomish 2141,00065,000160Catherine Creek Snohomish River 48°00′14″N122°05′06″W / 48.004°N 122.085°W / 48.004; -122.085 (Lake Stevens) [1] [20] [6] [4]
Mason Lake Mason 1971,00049,00090 Sherwood Creek Puget Sound 47°20′06″N122°57′29″W / 47.335°N 122.958°W / 47.335; -122.958 (Mason Lake) [1] [3] [6] [4] [5]
Curlew Lake Ferry 2,35492040,000130Curlew Creek Columbia / Kettle 48°44′02″N118°39′58″W / 48.734°N 118.666°W / 48.734; -118.666 (Curlew Lake) [1] [6] [5]
Soap Lake Grant 1,07485029,00095None Columbia / Crab Creek 47°24′22″N119°29′49″W / 47.406°N 119.497°W / 47.406; -119.497 (Soap Lake) [1] [4]
Skagit 1,01283036,00080Lake Creek Stillaguamish River 48°19′16″N122°00′36″W / 48.321°N 122.01°W / 48.321; -122.01 (Lake Cavanaugh) [1] [3] [6] [4] [5]
Whatcom 27481033,100160Friday Creek Bellingham Bay 48°39′54″N122°23′06″W / 48.665°N 122.385°W / 48.665; -122.385 (Lake Samish) [1] [6] [4]
Coldwater Lake Cowlitz / Skamania 2,49477058,500200Coldwater Creek Columbia / Cowlitz 46°18′11″N122°14′24″W / 46.303°N 122.24°W / 46.303; -122.24 (Coldwater Lake) [11] [3] [5]
Bead Lake Pend Oreille 2,83372077,000180None Columbia / Pend Oreille 48°17′53″N117°06′47″W / 48.298°N 117.113°W / 48.298; -117.113 (Bead Lake) [1] [21] [3] [6]
Liberty Lake Spokane 2,07370830 Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Columbia / Spokane 47°38′42″N117°04′41″W / 47.645°N 117.078°W / 47.645; -117.078 (Liberty Lake) [22] [23]
King 1758020,00050 Fremont Cut Lake Washington 47°38′28″N122°20′06″W / 47.641°N 122.335°W / 47.641; -122.335 (Lake Union) [note 18] [1] [24] [5] [12]
Buffalo Lake Okanogan 2,40254033,700121None Columbia Basin 48°03′50″N118°53′17″W / 48.064°N 118.888°W / 48.064; -118.888 (Buffalo Lake) [1] [3] [6]
Snohomish 32854013,00050 Tulalip Creek Puget Sound 48°08′31″N122°17′46″W / 48.142°N 122.296°W / 48.142; -122.296 (Lake Goodwin) [1] [25] [6] [4]
Summit Lake Thurston 45951028,000100 Kennedy Creek Puget Sound 47°03′22″N123°06′11″W / 47.056°N 123.103°W / 47.056; -123.103 (Summit Lake) [1] [26] [6] [4]
Pierce 5855108,30029 Kapowsin Creek Puyallup River 46°58′23″N122°13′37″W / 46.973°N 122.227°W / 46.973; -122.227 (Lake Kapowsin) [1] [27] [6] [4] [12]
Clallam 39750016,00050Lake Creek to Sol Duc River Quillayute River 48°03′50″N124°19′44″W / 48.064°N 124.329°W / 48.064; -124.329 (Lake Pleasant) [1] [3] [6] [4]
Packwood Lake Lewis 2,85745028,000120Lake Creek Columbia / Cowlitz 46°35′13″N121°33′29″W / 46.587°N 121.558°W / 46.587; -121.558 (Packwood Lake) [1] [28] [6]
Lewis 3,93038062,000300 Walupt Creek Columbia / Cowlitz 46°25′01″N121°27′47″W / 46.417°N 121.463°W / 46.417; -121.463 (Lake Walupt) [1] [3] [6]
Clallam 52836021,00086 Indian Creek Elwha River 48°04′44″N123°42′54″W / 48.079°N 123.715°W / 48.079; -123.715 (Lake Sutherland) [1] [29] [3] [6] [4] [5]
Thurston 4293304,40026 Deschutes River Puget Sound 46°51′07″N122°34′16″W / 46.852°N 122.571°W / 46.852; -122.571 (Lake Lawrence) [30] [6] [4]
Long Lake Thurston 1603103,90021Woodland Creek Puget Sound 47°01′12″N122°46′30″W / 47.02°N 122.775°W / 47.02; -122.775 (Long Lake) [3] [6] [4] [12]
Conconully Lake Okanogan 2323293110 Salmon Creek Okanogan River 48°33′49″N119°43′11″W / 48.563477°N 119.719804°W / 48.563477; -119.719804 (Conconully Lake) [31]
Lacamas Lake Clark 1822907,50065 Lacamas Creek Columbia / Washougal 45°37′01″N122°25′34″W / 45.617°N 122.426°W / 45.617; -122.426 (Lacamas Lake) [note 19] [1] [6] [4] [12]
Lake Sawyer King 49828658 Covington Creek Duwamish 47°19′59″N122°02′16″W / 47.333°N 122.0377°W / 47.333; -122.0377 (Lake Sawyer) [3] [32]
Nahwatzel Lake Mason 4562704,60025Outlet Creek -> Satsop River Chehalis River 47°14′31″N123°19′59″W / 47.242°N 123.333°W / 47.242; -123.333 (Nahwatzel Lake) [1] [6] [4]
Capitol Lake Thurston 32702,40020 Budd Inlet Puget Sound 47°01′59″N122°54′32″W / 47.033°N 122.909°W / 47.033; -122.909 (Capitol Lake) [note 20] [1]
King 3,062260ca 15,000?160 Miller River Snohomish River 47°34′48″N121°23′10″W / 47.58°N 121.386°W / 47.58; -121.386 (Lake Dorothy) [1] [33] [6] [12]
Green Lake King 1642503,40030Bef. 1916: Ravenna Creek Lake Washington 47°40′41″N122°20′17″W / 47.678°N 122.338°W / 47.678; -122.338 (Green Lake) [1] [3] [6] [4]
Kittitas 2,1842054,00085 Kachess River Columbia / Yakima 47°15′00″N121°11′56″W / 47.25°N 121.199°W / 47.25; -121.199 (Lake Easton) [3] [6] [12]
Angeline Lake King 4,613184>20,000412 Angeline Falls, Foss River Snohomish River 47°34′16″N121°18′25″W / 47.571°N 121.307°W / 47.571; -121.307 (Angeline Lake) [3] [34]
Big Heart Lake King 4,549176>20,000449 Big Heart Falls, Foss River Snohomish River 47°34′44″N121°19′30″W / 47.579°N 121.325°W / 47.579; -121.325 (Big Heart Lake) [3] [34]
Silver Lake Whatcom 6,768162ca 25,000?522Silver Creek Skagit River 48°59′17″N121°13′55″W / 48.988°N 121.232°W / 48.988; -121.232 (Silver Lake) [35] [12]
Blanca Lake Snohomish 3,97616025,000250Troublesome Creek Snohomish River 47°56′28″N121°20′28″W / 47.941°N 121.341°W / 47.941; -121.341 (Blanca Lake) [1] [36] [12]
Snow Lake King 4,01915316,500400Rock Creek Snoqualmie River 47°28′05″N121°27′22″W / 47.468°N 121.456°W / 47.468; -121.456 (Snow Lake) [1] [37]
King 3721506,10090Big Soos Creek Duwamish River 47°21′47″N122°09′11″W / 47.363°N 122.153°W / 47.363; -122.153 (Lake Meridian) [1] [3] [6] [4]
Whatcom 4501494,30059Padden Creek Bellingham Bay 48°42′11″N122°27′14″W / 48.703°N 122.454°W / 48.703; -122.454 (Lake Padden) [1] [4] [3]
Gravelly Lake Pierce 2201476,00057None Chambers Creek 47°08′53″N122°31′52″W / 47.148°N 122.531°W / 47.148; -122.531 (Gravelly Lake) [1] [6] [4] [12]
Chopaka Lake Okanogan 2,9111403,70073Chopaka Creek Columbia / Okanogan 48°55′05″N119°42′00″W / 48.918°N 119.7°W / 48.918; -119.7 (Chopaka Lake) [1] [33] [6] [12]
Snoqualmie Lake King 3,151130?? Taylor River Snoqualmie River 47°34′01″N121°24′47″W / 47.567°N 121.413°W / 47.567; -121.413 (Snoqualmie Lake) [38] [12]
Berdeen Lake Whatcom 5,018126ca 10,000?212 Berdeen Falls, Bacon Creek Skagit River 48°42′58″N121°27′54″W / 48.716°N 121.465°W / 48.716; -121.465 (Berdeen Lake) [39] [40]
Mowich Lake Pierce 4,929120ca 4,000?90 Crater Creek Puyallup River 46°56′17″N121°51′43″W / 46.938°N 121.862°W / 46.938; -121.862 (Mowich Lake) [6]
Rattlesnake Lake King 9111082,70054None Lake Washington 47°25′48″N121°46′30″W / 47.43°N 121.775°W / 47.43; -121.775 (Rattlesnake Lake) [1] [3] [6] [4]
Angle Lake King 3511032,60052None Duwamish River 47°25′41″N122°17′13″W / 47.428°N 122.287°W / 47.428; -122.287 (Angle Lake) [1] [3] [6] [4]
Snohomish 2821011,50035 McAleer Creek Lake Washington 47°46′55″N122°19′37″W / 47.782°N 122.327°W / 47.782; -122.327 (Lake Ballinger) [1] [3] [6] [4]
Horseshoe Lake Kitsap 2734130 Burley Creek Puget Sound 47°24′30″N122°39′52″W / 47.408221°N 122.664339°W / 47.408221; -122.664339 (Horseshoe Lake (Kitsap County, Washington)) [41]
Battle Ground Lake Clark 5092560 Salmon Creek Columbia / Salmon Creek 45°48′16″N122°29′40″W / 45.80454°N 122.49447°W / 45.80454; -122.49447 (Battle Ground Lake) [42]
Round Lake Clark Lacamas Creek Columbia / Washougal 45°36′07″N122°24′11″W / 45.6019904°N 122.4031767°W / 45.6019904; -122.4031767 (Round Lake)
Doubtful Lake Chelan 48°28′27″N121°02′52″W / 48.4740347°N 121.0476972°W / 48.4740347; -121.0476972
Dagger Lake Chelan 48°28′05″N120°39′18″W / 48.4681455°N 120.6551062°W / 48.4681455; -120.6551062
Howard Lake Chelan 48°23′19″N120°50′00″W / 48.388601°N 120.83345°W / 48.388601; -120.83345
Green View Lake Chelan 48°28′06″N120°53′37″W / 48.4682456°N 120.8936430°W / 48.4682456; -120.8936430

Reservoirs

NameCounty(s)CoordinatesTotal storage (acre feet)Surface area
(acres)
Max depth
(feet)
Outflow
Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake Douglas, Ferry, Stevens, Lincoln, Grant, Okanogan [43] 47°56′46.2″N118°55′56″W / 47.946167°N 118.93222°W / 47.946167; -118.93222 (Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake) [44] 9,386,000 [45] 79,400 [46] 400 Columbia River
Lake Umatilla Klickitat, Sherman (OR) , Gilliam (OR) , Morrow (OR) , Benton, Umatilla (OR) 45°43′32″N120°12′44″W / 45.72556°N 120.21222°W / 45.72556; -120.21222 (Lake Umatilla) [47] 48,738 Columbia River
Riffe Lake Lewis 46°27′59″N122°16′4″W / 46.46639°N 122.26778°W / 46.46639; -122.26778 (Riffe Lake) [48] 1,686,300 [49] 11,830360 Cowlitz River
Alder Lake Pierce, Thurston 46°46′15″N122°16′20″W / 46.77083°N 122.27222°W / 46.77083; -122.27222 (Alder Lake) [50] 3065290 Nisqually River
Ross Lake Whatcom, British Columbia 48°52′6″N121°1′47″W / 48.86833°N 121.02972°W / 48.86833; -121.02972 (Ross Lake) [51] 1,435,00011,700 Skagit River
Lake Wallula Benton, Walla Walla, Umatilla (OR) 45°57′17″N119°3′53″W / 45.95472°N 119.06472°W / 45.95472; -119.06472 (Lake Wallula) [52] 1,350,000 [46] 42,500 [46] Columbia River
Banks Lake Grant, Douglas 47°48′21″N119°11′31″W / 47.80583°N 119.19194°W / 47.80583; -119.19194 (Banks Lake) [53] 1,275,000 [54] 26,877 [55] 177 [56]
Swift Reservoir Skamania 46°3′20″N122°6′51″W / 46.05556°N 122.11417°W / 46.05556; -122.11417 (Swift Reservoir) [57] 755,600 [46] 4,585 [58] Lewis River
Wanapum Lake Kittitas, Grant 46°55′56″N119°58′24″W / 46.93222°N 119.97333°W / 46.93222; -119.97333 (Wanapum Lake) [59] 669,700 [46] 14,590 [60] Columbia River
Rufus Woods Lake Douglas, Chelan 47°59′47″N119°37′14″W / 47.99639°N 119.62056°W / 47.99639; -119.62056 (Rufus Woods Lake) [61] 590,199 [62] 7,800 [46] Columbia River
Lake Herbert G. West Walla Walla, Columbia, Whitman, Franklin 46°34′18″N118°31′6″W / 46.57167°N 118.51833°W / 46.57167; -118.51833 (Lake Herbert G. West) [63] 432,0006,590 [64] Snake River
Merwin Lake Clark, Cowlitz 45°58′35″N122°31′35″W / 45.97639°N 122.52639°W / 45.97639; -122.52639 (Merwin Lake) [65] 416,000 [66] 3,836 [67] 190 Lewis River
Yale Lake Clark, Cowlitz 46°0′43″N122°18′44″W / 46.01194°N 122.31222°W / 46.01194; -122.31222 (Yale Lake) [68] 401,760 [46] 3,612 Lewis River
Potholes Reservoir Grant 46°59′59″N119°17′6″W / 46.99972°N 119.28500°W / 46.99972; -119.28500 (Potholes Reservoir) [69] 332,200 [70] 27,800 [71]
Key
denotes that body of water crosses state border
denotes that body of water crosses international border

See also

Notes

  1. Enhanced with a dam in 1927.
  2. Excluding Lake Union and connected waters.
  3. Largest unaltered lake in Washington State
  4. Enhanced with dams in the early 1900s, 1928 and 1941 for irrigation purposes.
  5. The Zosel Dam, when built in 1927, unintentionally influenced and now regulates Osoyoos Lake levels.
  6. Most voluminous unaltered lake in Washington State
  7. Enhanced with dams in 1937.
  8. Enhanced with a dam in 1933 for irrigation purposes. Active capacity is 437,000 acre feet.
  9. Enhanced with a dam in 1912 for irrigation purposes. Active capacity is 239,000 acre feet.
  10. Saline lake.
  11. Enhanced with a dam in 1917 for irrigation purposes. Active capacity is 158,000 acre feet.
  12. The 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.
  13. Natural lake that was diked in 1911. With islands the surface area is about 2,800 acres.
  14. Natural lake, but dammed to prevent flooding.
  15. Largest natural lake in South East Washington.
  16. North and South Twin Lakes combined. Used as a reservoir for irrigation purposes since 1930.
  17. Before it was expanded with the Masonry Dam in 1911, this lake was known as "Cedar Lake".
  18. Surface area and volume exclude the 150 acre Portage Bay as well as the Fremont Cut and Salmon Bay.
  19. Natural reservoir
  20. Tidal flats and estuary dammed in 1951. Reduced from an original 320 acres surface area by sedimentation.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 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, 1976
  2. Morphometry of Lake Chelan at the Washington Dept. of Ecology website
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife website
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Bahls, Kindberg, Wait & Glasgow An assessment of error in state shoreline designation for lakes of Washington, 2006
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Lakes in Washington at lakelubbers.com
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 Lakes in Washington at Northwest Fishing Report
  7. Osoyoos Lake Archived 2015-07-23 at the Wayback Machine at the Washington Dept. of Ecology website
  8. Ron Judd, Our deep lakes incite curiosity and conjure legends, Seattle Times, August 8, 2014
  9. Cle Elum Dam at the Bureau of Reclamation website.
  10. Keechelus Dam at the Bureau of Reclamation website.
  11. 1 2 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 Wildlife
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Conflicting surface area data resolved with area calculator
  13. Palmer Lake Archived 2015-07-23 at the Wayback Machine at the Washington Dept. of Ecology website
  14. Number represents usable storage (between 515 and 543 ft elevation); dead storage (and therefore volume) between 455 and 515 feet is unknown.
  15. Wells & Wells, Water Quality and Fish-bioenergetics Model of Chester Morse Lake and the Cedar River, 2012
  16. Lenore Lake Archived 2008-09-08 at the Wayback Machine at the Washington Dept. of Ecology website
  17. Owhi Lake at the Washington State University "Lakes of the Colville Reservation" website
  18. Curlew Lake Archived 2010-07-30 at the Wayback Machine at the Washington Dept. of Ecology website
  19. Mason Lake at the Washington Dept. of Ecology website
  20. Lake Samish Archived 2015-07-23 at the Wayback Machine at the Washington Dept. of Ecology website
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