Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Adams Lake

Adams Lake is a lake in Adams County, Washington, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1502936. It sits at 508.2 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

Everything below is the federal record for this place, with each value's source named.

NameAdams Lake
GNIS feature ID1502936
Kind of placeLake
StateWashington
CountyAdams
Latitude47.07725
Longitude-118.0296
USGS topographic mapMacall
First recorded09/10/1979
Elevationcalculated508.2 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated1667 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

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Questions

Where is Adams Lake?

In Adams County, Washington, at 47.07725, -118.0296. The USGS records it on the Macall topographic map.

How high is Adams Lake?

508.2 metres (1667 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is Adams Lake?

The U.S. Geological Survey classifies it as a lake in the Geographic Names Information System.

Where does this information come from?

The Geographic Names Information System, published by the U.S. Geological Survey, with elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Both are works of the United States government and are not subject to copyright in the United States.

Method and sources

The name, class, county and coordinates come from the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System, the federal register of place names. Elevation is read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate. Values shown as calculated are arithmetic over those fields and are not separate measurements. Nothing on this page describes what the place is like to visit: no one writing it has been there, and the federal record does not say.

  • USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Domestic Names, 2026
  • USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service