Largest lakes & reservoirs in Washington by shoreline length
This is a comparison for lakes within USA > West > Washington > - Compared by Longest Shoreline Length in miles.Note: For some lakes, "Longest Shorelines" data is unknown or does not apply, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 58 articles we have published for Washington lakes.
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Lake name  |
Shoreline length in miles |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Roosevelt (Northeast Washington, USA, Washington, West) |
630 mi | Also known as Lake Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake Roosevelt, located approximately 90 miles northwest of Spokane, Washington, covers 82,000 acres with a shoreline of 630 miles. Lake Roosevelt, al… |
| Lake Wallula (Eastern, Oregon, South Central Washington, USA, Washington, West) |
242 mi | Lake Wallula, a 64 mile long reservoir, is a wide open glassy lake that extends from northeastern Oregon to southeastern Washington. Lake Wallula rece… |
| Banks Lake (North Central Washington, USA, Washington, West) |
135 mi | Banks Lake is a 27 mile equalizing reservoir and part of the Columbia Basin Project, a major water resource project to provide irrigation water to fer… |
| Lake Chelan (North Central Washington, USA, Washington, West) |
110 mi | From the Salish Indian word for “deep notch”, Lake Chelan is the third deepest lake in the United States with a maximum depth of almost 1500 feet. Lak… |
| Lake Entiat (North Central Washington, USA, Washington, West) |
93 mi | Also known as Rocky Reach Reservoir No trip to the north central part of Washington would be complete without a visit to Lake Entiat and the Rocky Reach Dam. Lake Entiat is a 9,100 acre… |
| Lake Sacajawea (South Central Washington, USA, Washington, West) |
83 mi | Named after the Shoshone woman, Sacajawea, who was a member of the Lewis and Clark expedition, Lake Sacajawea is located in south-central Washington.… |
| Moses Lake (North Central Washington, USA, Washington, West) |
62 mi | Located where Washington State’s Pacific coast transforms into the arid desert of the eastern half, Moses Lake has over 6,800 acres of surface area en… |
| Lake Ozette (Olympic Peninsula & Pacific Coast, USA, Washington, West) |
57 mi | Also known as Ozette Lake Nestled in dense forest just a few miles from the Pacific Coast, Lake Ozette sits snuggled into Washington’s Olympic Peninsula tourism region, on the… |
| Lake Celilo (Mt. Hood-The Gorge, Oregon, Southwest Washington, USA, Washington, West) |
55 mi | Also known as Dalles Lock and Dam Beautiful and serene Lake Celilo is located off of I-84 about an hour and a half east of Portland, Oregon. Lake Celilo stretches 24 miles long and str… |
| Lake Spokane (Northeast Washington, USA, Washington, West) |
54 mi | Also known as Long Lake Lake Spokane, a 24 mile long reservoir, is so named because of its close proximity to Spokane, Washington. However, some people call it Long Lake, aft… |
| Riffe Lake (Seattle & Puget Sound, USA, Washington, West) |
52 mi | Also known as Riffe Reservoir, Mossyrock Lake, Davisson Lake Riffe Lake by any other name would still be a fantastic recreational spot. The name confusion for this man-made reservoir in the Seattle and Puget Sou… |
| Lake Washington WA (Seattle & Puget Sound, USA, Washington, West) |
50 mi | Lake Washington has the distinction of being the second largest natural lake in the state of Washington. This glacial lake is long and narrow, a “ribb… |
