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What follows is a list of the fourteen reservoirs in the state of Washington, the United States, that contain at least 250,000 acre feet when at full capacity. In addition to in-stream reservoirs, the list includes enhanced natural lakes, such as Lake Chelan.

Key
† denotes reservoir not entirely in Washington

List

Name County(s) Coordinates Volume[n 1] (acre feet) Volume (km3) Surface area [n 2] Elevation[n 3] Inflow Dam Image
Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake Ferry, Stevens, Lincoln, Okanogan,Grant 9,562,000 11.7945 82,300 1,290[1] Columbia River Grand Coulee Dam
Lake Umatilla Multnomah†, Hood River†, Wasco†, Skamania, Klickitat 2,530,000 3.1207 52,000 268[2] Columbia River John Day Dam
Riffe Lake Lewis 1,790,000 2.2079 11,830 778[3] Cowlitz River Mossyrock Dam
Ross Lake Whatcom 1,452,750 1.7920 11,678 1,602[4] Skagit River Ross Dam
Lake Wallula Benton, Franklin, Walla Walla, Umatilla 1,350,000 1.6652 38,000 357[5] Columbia River McNary Dam
Banks Lake Grant, Douglas 1,275,000 1.5727 27,000 1,570[6] Columbia Basin Project Dry Falls Dam
Lake Wanapum Kittitas, Grant, Douglas, Chelan 796,000 0.9819 14,720 Columbia River Wanapum Dam
Swift Reservoir Skamania 756,000 0.9325 4,620 1,012[7] Lewis River Swift Dam

See also

Notes

  1. ^ When available, volume given is the maximum flood pool, not the operational or live storage capacity.
  2. ^ Surface area given in acres.
  3. ^ Elevation given is the elevation of reservoir at full pool, measured in feet.

References

  1. ^ "Lake Roosevelt Water Level". United States Bureau of Reclamation. 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  2. ^ "John Day Dam and Lake Umatilla". United State Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  3. ^ "River Flows and Lake Levels". Tacoma Public Utilities. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  4. ^ "Lake and River Conditions". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  5. ^ "McNary Dam and Lake Wallula". United States Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  6. ^ "Banks Lake Drawdown: Final Environmental Impact Statement" (PDF). United States Bureau of Reclamation. May 2004. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  7. ^ "Swift Reservoir". Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife. Retrieved 2017-01-08.