List of lakes in Washington - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of natural lakes and reservoirs in the U.S.

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Major natural lakes and reservoirs

Lake Lake A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...	Surface area (acres)	Max depth (feet)
Lake Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake is the reservoir created in 1941 by the impoundment of the Columbia River by the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington state. It is named for Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was President during the construction of the dam...	80,000	400
Lake Chelan Lake Chelan Lake Chelan is a narrow, 55-mile-long lake in Chelan County, northern Washington state, U.S. It is the largest natural lake in Washington state...	32,000	1,486
Lake Washington Lake Washington Lake Washington is a large freshwater lake adjacent to the city of Seattle. It is the largest lake in King County and the second largest in the state of Washington, after Lake Chelan. It is bordered by the cities of Seattle on the west, Bellevue and Kirkland on the east, Renton on the south and...	22,138	214
Lake Ozette Lake Ozette Ozette Lake is the largest unaltered natural lake in Washington state at 29.5 km² .The Makah name for Lake Ozette was Kahouk meaning "large lake." Eight miles long and three miles wide, Ozette Lake is contained within the northern boundary of the Olympic National Park's coastal strip...	7,787	331
Moses Lake Moses Lake Moses Lake is a lake and reservoir along the course of Crab Creek, in Washington state, USA.Moses Lake is part of the Columbia River basin, as Crab Creek is a tributary of the Columbia River....	6,815	38
Lake Osoyoos	5,723	208
Lake Crescent Lake Crescent Lake Crescent is a deep lake located entirely within Olympic National Park in Clallam County, Washington, United States, approximately west of Port Angeles, Washington on U.S. Route 101 and nearby to the small community of Piedmont...	5,187	624
Lake Whatcom Lake Whatcom Lake Whatcom Reservoir is located in Whatcom County, Washington. It is the drinking water source for approximately 85,000 residents in the City of Bellingham as well as Whatcom County. It is approximately 10 miles total in length and 1 mile in width at its widest...	5,003	328
Baker Lake Baker Lake (Washington) Baker Lake is a lake in northern Washington in the United States. The lake is situated in the forested Baker River valley southwest of North Cascades National Park, and is fed by that river and numerous smaller tributaries. It lies about north of the city of Concrete.The lake covers an area of ...	4,980	312
Lake Sammamish Lake Sammamish Lake Sammamish is a freshwater lake east of Seattle in King County, Washington, United States. The lake is long and wide, with a maximum depth of and a surface area of . It lies east of Lake Washington and west of the Sammamish Plateau, and stretches from Issaquah in the south to Redmond in...	4,897	100
Lake Cushman Lake Cushman Lake Cushman is a lake and reservoir on the north fork of the Skokomish River in Mason County, Washington. The lake originally was a long narrow broadening of the Skokomish River formed in a glacial trough and dammed by a terminal moraine from the last ice age, during the Vashon stade.The lake was...	4,010
Lake Quinault Lake Quinault Lake Quinault is a lake on the Olympic Peninsula in western Washington state, USA. It is located in the glacial-carved Quinault Valley of the Quinault River, at the southern edge of Olympic National Park in the northwestern United States...	3,729
Omak Lake Omak Lake Omak Lake is a saline endorheic lake in the U.S. state of Washington. The lake, the terminus for water flowing in from several creeks, covers at an elevation of . Its volume of and depth of is the largest saline lake in Washington....	3,244	325
Vancouver Lake Vancouver Lake Vancouver Lake is a large lake just west of Vancouver, Washington, United States, north of the Columbia River and Portland, Oregon), south of Ridgefield, Washington and the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge....	2,858	10
Lake Wenatchee	2,480	244
Spirit Lake Spirit Lake (Washington) Spirit Lake is a lake north of Mount St. Helens in Washington State. The lake was a popular tourist destination for many years until the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. With the eruption and resulting megatsunami, thousands of trees were torn from the surrounding hillside after lake water was...	2,200	110
Lake Shannon Lake Shannon Lake Shannon is a long, narrow reservoir on the Baker River in Skagit County in the U.S. state of Washington. Formed in the 1920s by the construction of an arch dam just above the river's mouth, the lake is approximately long and averages wide at full extent...	2,180	280
Rock Lake	2,147	320
Palmer Lake Palmer Lake (Washington) Palmer Lake is a lake in Okanogan County, in the U.S. state of Washington.Known as Haipwil to the local Indians, Palmer Lake is named for James Palmer, who had a cattle ranch at the north end of the lake around 1875....	2,110	91
Sprague Lake	1,841
Lake Lenore Lake Lenore (Washington) Lake Lenore is located in Grant County, Washington. It is a lake formed by the Missoula Floods in the lower Coulee just north of the town of Soap Lake, Washington. It is situated between Alkali Lake to the north and Soap Lake to the south. The lake is rather narrow, but long...	1,670	27
Silver Lake Silver Lake (Washington) Silver Lake, in Washington, United States, is both a marsh and unincorporated area located about west of Mount St. Helens. It is home to a nature trail, and the visitor center for the Mount St. Helens National Monument. The lake itself is in size and camping is available at Seaquest State Park,...	1,650	10
Sullivan Lake Sullivan Lake Sullivan Lake is a lake of Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.-References:*...	1,291	312
Newman Lake	1,190	30
Deer Lake	1,163	75
American Lake American Lake American Lake is located in Lakewood, Washington and Joint Base Lewis-McChord. There are two public parks on the large lake: American Lake North Park & Marina, and Harry Todd Park. Both have lakeside beaches for swimming, fishing, or picnicking. The first also features a boat launching area; the...	1,125	90
Loon Lake Loon Lake (Washington) Loon Lake is a lake located in Stevens County, Washington, north-northwest of Spokane, Washington at an elevation of . Named by John Hofsteter in 1881, the lake is about two miles wide, one mile long, and has a maximum depth of .-Details:...	1,119	104
Lake Stevens	1,021	160
Mason Lake Mason lake Mason Lake is a natural elongated lake south of Belfair, Washington, USA in Mason County. Named for Charles H. Mason, the first secretary of Washington Territory, the lake is on the isthmus of the Kitsap Peninsula between the Hood Canal and Pickering Passage of the Case Inlet...	~1,000	90

Minor natural lakes and reservoirs

Lake Lake A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...	Surface area (acres)	Max depth (feet)
Crawfish Lake Crawfish Lake Crawfish Lake is a small lake located northeast of Omak, Washington. The lake has a surface area of and is located at above sea level. The north half of the lake borders the Okanogan National Forest, and the south half is on the Colville Indian Reservation...	80
Arbuthnet Lake/Arbuthnot Lake Arbuthnot Lake Arbuthnot Lake, Arbuthnet Lake, or Lower Chain Lake is a lake in the Mount Baker Wilderness Area, in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. It is one of the Galena Chain lakes...	5

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Major natural lakes and reservoirs

Minor natural lakes and reservoirs

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