Lakes

Lakes and reservoirs in Washington

This guide covers 15 lakes and reservoirs in Washington. 5 of them have a public water level gauge, and together they hold 19 mapped swimming spots. Each page carries the live level where an agency publishes one, plus weather, access points and sources.

15Lakes
5Live gauges
19Swimming spots

Lakes in Washington

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Every lake, by relevance

Ordered by how much people search for them.

Lake Washington

Washington · King County

Lake Washington

Lake Washington is a lake of some 21,745 acres on the Lake Washington Ship Canal, in Washington. The lake is in King County. It…

Natural lake11 beaches
Lake Cushman

Washington · Mason County

Lake Cushman

Fed by the North Fork Skokomish River, Lake Cushman holds roughly 4,015 acres of water in Washington. Its shoreline falls inside…

Reservoir1 beach
Lake Chelan

Washington · Chelan County

Lake Chelan

Lake Chelan is a 33,359-acre reservoir on the Chelan River in Washington. You will find it in Chelan County. Management is in the…

Reservoir1 beach
Lake Merwin

Washington · Clark County

Lake Merwin

Lake Merwin covers about 3,921 acres of the Lewis River in Washington. You will find it in Clark County. PacifiCorp manages it.…

Reservoir
Lake Sammamish

Washington · King County

Lake Sammamish

Lake Sammamish is a lake of some 4,893 acres on the Sammamish River, in Washington. It lies in King County. Washington State…

Natural lake2 beaches
Lake Roosevelt

Washington · Ferry County

Lake Roosevelt

Lake Roosevelt is a 100,389-acre reservoir in Washington. You will find it in Ferry County. It is managed by National Park…

Reservoir2 beaches
Cle Elum Lake

Washington · Kittitas County

Cle Elum Lake

Fed by the Cle Elum River, Cle Elum Lake holds roughly 4,566 acres of water in Washington. You will find it in Kittitas County.…

Reservoir1 beach
Banks Lake

Washington · Grant County

Banks Lake

Banks Lake is a 26,886-acre reservoir on the Columbia River in Washington. Its shoreline falls inside Grant County. It is managed…

Reservoir
Kachess Lake

Washington · Kittitas County

Kachess Lake

Kachess Lake covers about 4,540 acres of the Kachess River in Washington. The lake is in Kittitas County. It is managed by US…

Reservoir
Moses Lake

Washington · Grant County

Moses Lake

Moses Lake covers about 6,715 acres of the Crab Creek in Washington. Its shoreline falls inside Grant County. It is managed by…

Reservoir
Lake Whatcom

Washington · Whatcom County

Lake Whatcom

Lake Whatcom is a lake of some 4,925 acres on the Whatcom Creek, in Washington. It lies in Whatcom County. It is managed by City…

Natural lake1 beach
Lake Crescent

Washington · Clallam County

Lake Crescent

Lake Crescent is a 5,189-acre lake on the Lyre River in Washington. The lake is in Clallam County. It is managed by National Park…

Natural lake
Lake Wenatchee

Washington · Chelan County

Lake Wenatchee

Fed by the Wenatchee River, Lake Wenatchee holds roughly 2,481 acres of water in Washington. It lies in Chelan County. It is…

Natural lake
Lake Tapps

Washington · Pierce County

Lake Tapps

Lake Tapps is a 2,434-acre reservoir on the outflow = in Washington. You will find it in Pierce County. Cascade Water Alliance…

Reservoir
Diablo Lake

Washington · Whatcom County

Diablo Lake

Fed by the Skagit River, Diablo Lake holds roughly 909 acres of water in Washington. Its shoreline falls inside Whatcom County.…

Reservoir

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