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List of lakes of Washington

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMar 12, 2026
Entity authorityQ6624846 ↗
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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.

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.

Reservoirs

See also

List of dams in the Columbia River watershed

List of dams and reservoirs in the United States#Washington

Notes

References

External links

Water Supply Bulletins - index to bulletins focused on lakes.

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