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Major Lakes
- Lake Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lake Washington
Lake Franklin D. Roosevelt. Grand Coulee Dam (KOO-lee), on
Okanogan-Grant co. border, on Columbia R., N central Wash., 75 mi/121 km
NW of Spokane; 550 ft/168 m high, 4,173 ft/1,272 m long; 47°57'N
118°59'W. One of the world's largest concrete dams. Built (1933-1942) as
a key unit in the Columbia Basin Project of the U.S. Bureau of
Reclamation for flood control, irrigation, and power generation. Has the
largest power-producing capacity (6,480 mw) in the U.S. Impounds
Franklin D. Roosevelt L., 130-mi/209-km long and generally 1-mi/1.6-km
wide, which extends E and N into Lincoln, Ferry, and Stevens cos. and to
Can. (B.C.) border; it is 1 of the largest reservoirs in the U.S.
Hydroelectricity is produced at the dam; and water is diverted into
Grand Coulee, a walled gorge of formerly dry basaltic rock, c.30 mi/48
km long, the prehistoric main channel of the Columbia R., through the
Columbia Plateau. Banks L., a large reservoir at N end of Grand Coulee
gorge, controls water supply to more than 500,000 acres/202,350 ha to
the valley and the plateau. Entire reservoir, including 35-mi/56-km long
Spokane R. Arm (extends E to Little Falls Dam), is in Coulee Dam Natl.
Recreation Area. Located on the Pacific flyway, a chief N-S migratory
route, the area has a great variety of waterfowl and land birds. Grand
Coulee (1990 pop. 1,150) and Coulee Dam (1990 pop. 1,087) were founded
by the U.S. govt. in 1935-1936 as construction, operational, and housing
bases for the dam.
Washington, Lake ,
King co., W Wash., large freshwater lake forming E boundary of Seattle;
connected to L. Union and Puget Sound by L. Washington Ship Canal (8
mi/12.9 km long; large locks), S end fed by Cedar R., N end fed by
Sammamish R.; c.20 mi/32 km long. It serves as docking, shipbuilding,
and repair area. Residential Mercer Isl. (5 mi/8 km long; in S) is
connected to E (1 mi/1.6 km) and W (2 mi/3.2 km) shores by L. Washington
(Morrow) Bridge (6.5 mi/10.5 km long; includes 3.5 mi/5.6 km on isl.),
part of which is supported by pontoons. Seattle and Bellevue connected
by Evergreen Point Bridge. St. Edward State Park on NE shore; Campus of
Univ. of Wash. on W shore. Other cities on lake: Renton (S end),
Bellevue (E shore), Kirkland (E. shore), Kenmore (N end), and Mercer
Isl. on Mercer Isl.
Lakes in the State
of Washington
Alkali Lake, Washington
Angle Lake, Washington
Banks Lake, Washington
Barclay Lake, Washington
Beaver Lake, Washington
Blue Lake, Washington
Bryan, Lake, Washington (Garfield County)
Clear Lake, Washington
Coeur d'Alene Lake, Washington
Colville Lake, Washington
Conconully Lake, Washington
Cooper Lake, Washington
Curlew Lake, Washington
Diamond Lake, Washington
Dickey Lake, Washington
Dunbar Lake, Washington
Entiat, Lake, Washington (Chelan County)
Fish Lake, Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake, Washington
Goss Lake, Washington
Greenleaf Lake, Washington
Hayden Lake, Washington
Herbert G. West, Lake, Washington (Franklin County)
Horseshoe Lake, Washington
Kettle River, Washington
Kitsap Lake, Washington
Lake Burien, Washington
Lake Chelan, Washington (Chelan County)
Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, Washington
Lake Crescent, Washington (Clallam County)
Lake Cushman, Washington (Mason County)
Lake Doloff, Washington
Lake Goodwin, Washington
Lake Lawrence, Washington
Lake Ozette, Washington
Lake Potholes, Washington
Lake Quinault, Washington (Grays Harbor County)
Lake Roosevelt, Washington
Lake Samish, Washington
Lake Spokane, Washington
Lake St. Clair, Washington
Lake Stevens, Washington
Lake Tapps, Washington
Lake Washington, Washington
Lake Whatcom, Washington
Liberty Lake, Washington
Long Lake, Washington
Long Lake Dam, Washington
Loon Lake, Washington
Maggie Lake, Washington
Mason Lake, Washington
Medical Lake, Washington
Merwin, Lake, Washington (Clark and Cowlitz cos.)
Mill Creek Lake, Washington
Moses Lake, Washington
Newman Lake, Washington
Osoyoos Lake, Washington
Pateros, Lake, Washington
Pend Oreille Lake, Washington
Priest Lake, Washington
Renshaw Creek, Washington
Ross Lake National Recreation Area, Washington (Whatcom County)
Rufus Woods, Lake, Washington
Sacajawea, Lake, Washington
Shannon, Lake, Washington (Skagit County)
Sidley Lake, Washington
Silver Lake, Washington
Snake River, Washington
Spencer Lake, Washington
Spirit Lake, Washington (Skamania County)
Spokane River, Washington
Summit Lake, Washington
Tolt River, Washington
Union, Lake, Washington (King County)
Wannacut Lake, Washington
Washington, Lake, Washington (King County)
Wye Lake, Washington
Major Rivers -
Columbia River, Snake River, Yakima River
Rivers of the State of Washington
Baker River, Washington
• Bogachiel River, Washington
• Cedar River, Washington (King County)
• Chehalis River, Washington (Lewis County)
• Cle Elum River, Washington (Chelan County)
• Colville River, Washington (Stevens County)
• Cowlitz River, Washington
• Deschutes River, Washington (Lewis County)
• Dosewallips River, Washington
• Duckabush River, Washington (Jefferson County)
• Duwamish River, Washington
• Elwha River, Washington
• Entiat River, Washington (Chelan County)
• Green River, Washington (King County)
• Hoh River, Washington (Jefferson County)
• Humptulips River, Washington
• Kalama River, Washington (Cowlitz County)
• Klickitat River, Washington (Yakima County)
• Lewis River, Washington (Skamania County)
• Methow River, Washington (Okanogan County)
• Naches River, Washington
• Nisqually River, Washington (Pierce County)
• Nooksack River, Washington (Whatcom County)
• Okanogan River, Washington
• Puyallup River, Washington (Pierce County)
• Queets River, Washington (Jefferson County)
• Quillayute River, Washington (Clallam County)
• Sanpoil River, Washington (Ferry County)
• Satsop River, Washington (Grays Harbor County)
• Sauk River, Washington (Snohomish County)
• Similkameen River, Washington
• Skokomish River, Washington
• Skookumchuck River, Washington (Lewis County)
• Skykomish River, Washington (King County)
• Snohomish River, Washington (Snohomish County)
• Snoqualmie River, Washington
• Soleduck River, Washington
• Stillaguamish River, Washington
• Touchet River, Washington (Columbia County)
• Toutle River, Washington (Cowlitz County)
• Tualatin River, Washington
• Tucannon River, Washington (Columbia County)
• White River, Washington
• White Salmon River, Washington (Skamania County)
• Wishkah River, Washington (Grays Harbor County)
• Wynoochee River, Washington (Grays Harbor County)
• Yakima, Washington (Kittitas County)
Islands in the State
of Washington
• Bainbridge Island, Washington
• Camano Island, Washington (Island County)
• Fidalgo Island, Washington (Skagit County)
• Hartstene Island, Washington (Mason County)
• Lopez Island, Washington (San Juan County)
• Lummi Island, Washington (Whatcom County)
• McNeil Island, Washington (Pierce County)
• Mercer Island, Washington
• Orcas Island, Washington (San Juan County)
• Puget Island, Washington (Wahkiakum County)
• San Juan Island, Washington (San Juan County)
• San Juan Island National Historical Park, Washington
• Tatoosh Island, Washington
• Vashon Island, Washington (King County)
• Whidbey Island, Washington (Island County)
Reservoirs in the State of Washington
• Baker Lake, Washington (Whatcom County)
• Banks Lake, Washington (Grant County)
• Cle Elum Lake, Washington (Kittitas County)
• Diablo Lake, Washington (Whatcom County)
• Howard A. Hanson Reservoir, Washington (King County)
• Long Lake, Washington (Lincoln County)
• Lower Granite Lake, Washington (Whitman County)
• Moses Lake, Washington (Grant County)
• Potholes Reservoir, Washington (Grant County)
• Priest Rapids Lake, Washington
• Rifle Lake, Washington (Lewis County)
• Rimrock Lake, Washington (Yakima County)
• Ross Lake, Washington (Whatcom County)
• Skookumchuk Reservoir, Washington (Thurston County)
• Sysladobsis Lake, Washington
• Wanapum Lake, Washington (Grant County)
• Wynoochee Lake, Washington (Grays Harbor County)
• Yale Lake, Washington
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