Lake Wanapum

Wanapum Lake
Vantage Bridge over Lake Wanapum.
Wanapum Lake
Wanapum Lake
LocationKittitas / Grant / Douglas / Chelan counties, Washington
Coordinates46°52′23″N 119°58′19″W / 46.87306°N 119.97194°W / 46.87306; -119.97194
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsColumbia River
Primary outflowsColumbia River
Basin countriesUnited States
Water volume796,000 acre⋅ft (982,000,000 m3)
Surface elevation571 ft (174 m)[1]
References[1]

Wanapum Lake is a reservoir on the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington. It was created in 1963 with the construction of Wanapum Dam. It stretches from there upstream to the Rock Island Dam. The lake is named for the Wanapum people.

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References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wanapum Lake


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