Lake Easton is a lake and reservoir along the course of the Yakima River in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located in Township 20N, Range 13E.[4] The Yakima River flows into the lake from the west, and out to the southwest, through the 1929 Easton Diversion Dam. The Kachess River also flows into the lake from the north, where it effectively empties into the Yakima River.
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| Location | Kittitas County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47°14′59″N 121°11′53″W / 47.24972°N 121.19806°W [1] |
| Type | Reservoir, natural lake |
| Primary inflows | Yakima River, Kachess River |
| Primary outflows | Yakima River |
| Catchment area | 185 sq mi (480 km2) [2] |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 1.25 mi (2.01 km) |
| Max. width | 2,258 ft (688 m) |
| Surface area | 204.8 acres (82.9 ha)[3] |
| Water volume | 4,000 acre⋅ft (4,900,000 m3)[2] |
| Surface elevation | 2,185 ft (666 m) [1] |
| Settlements | Easton, Washington |
Lake Easton is located south of Interstate 90 and northwest of Easton and is the primary attraction of Lake Easton State Park.[5] Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail is immediately south of the lake. The lake is not stocked and has only fair fishing for rainbow, cutthroat and eastern brook trout after late May.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Lake Easton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "Inventory of Dams in the State of Washington" (PDF). Department of Ecology. November 2009. p. 55. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- ^ a b "Easton Lake". Fishing and Shellfishing: Lowland Lakes. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- ^ Ernest E. Wolcott (1973). "Lakes of Washington, Volume 2, Eastern Washington" (PDF) (3 ed.). Washington Department of Ecology. p. 228. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- ^ "Lake Easton State Park". Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
External links
edit- Easton Lake Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
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