Lake Easton

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.

Lake Easton
Lake Easton
Lake Easton
LocationKittitas County, Washington
Coordinates47°14′59″N 121°11′53″W [1]
TypeReservoir, natural lake
Primary inflowsYakima River, Kachess River
Primary outflowsYakima River
Catchment area185 sq mi (480 km2) [2]
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length1.25 mi (2.01 km)
Max. width2,258 ft (688 m)
Surface area204.8 acres (82.9 ha)[3]
Water volume4,000 acre⋅ft (4,900,000 m3)[2]
Surface elevation2,185 ft (666 m) [1]
SettlementsEaston, 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
  1. "Lake Easton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Inventory of Dams in the State of Washington" (PDF). Department of Ecology. November 2009. p. 55. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  3. "Easton Lake". Fishing and Shellfishing: Lowland Lakes. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  4. Ernest E. Wolcott (1973). "Lakes of Washington, Volume 2, Eastern Washington" (PDF) (3 ed.). Washington Department of Ecology. p. 228. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  5. "Lake Easton State Park". Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
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