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List of lakes of Washington

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List of lakes of Washington
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This article is about the state. For lakes in the vicinity of Washington, D.C., see List of lakes of the Washington, D.C., area.

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

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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.

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  1. [N 1]
    Enhanced with a dam in 1927.
  2. [N 2]
    Excluding Lake Union and connected waters.
  3. [N 3]
    Largest unaltered lake in Washington State
  4. [N 4]
    Enhanced with dams in the early 1900s, 1928 and 1941 for irrigation purposes.
  5. [N 5]
    The Zosel Dam, when built in 1927, unintentionally influenced and now regulates Osoyoos Lake levels.
  6. [N 6]
    Most voluminous unaltered lake in Washington State
  7. [N 7]
    Enhanced with dams in 1937.
  8. [N 8]
    Enhanced with a dam in 1933 for irrigation purposes. Active capacity is 437,000 acre feet.
  9. [N 9]
    Enhanced with a dam in 1959.
  10. [N 10]
    Enhanced with a dam in 1912 for irrigation purposes. Active capacity is 239,000 acre feet.
  11. [N 11]
    Enhanced with a dam ca. 1924.
  12. [N 12]
    Saline lake.
  13. [N 13]
    Enhanced with a dam in 1917 for irrigation purposes. Active capacity is 158,000 acre feet.
  14. [N 14]
    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.
  15. [N 15]
    Natural lake that was diked in 1911. With islands the surface area is about 2,800 acres.
  16. [N 16]
    Natural lake, but dammed to prevent flooding.
  17. [N 17]
    Largest natural lake in South East Washington.
  18. [N 18]
    North and South Twin Lakes combined. Used as a reservoir for irrigation purposes since 1930.
  19. [N 19]
    Before it was expanded with the Masonry Dam in 1911, this lake was known as "Cedar Lake".
  20. [N 20]
    Surface area and volume exclude the 150 acre Portage Bay as well as the Fremont Cut and Salmon Bay.
  21. [N 21]
    Natural reservoir
  22. [N 22]
    Tidal flats and estuary dammed in 1951. Reduced from an original 320 acres surface area by sedimentation.
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