Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Wapato Lake

Wapato Lake is a reservoir in Chelan County, Washington, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1527791. It sits at 374.8 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

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

NameWapato Lake
GNIS feature ID1527791
Kind of placeReservoir
StateWashington
CountyChelan
Latitude47.91818
Longitude-120.16397
USGS topographic mapManson
First recorded09/10/1979
Elevationcalculated374.8 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated1230 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

Other reservoirs

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Other places in Chelan County

Questions

Where is Wapato Lake?

In Chelan County, Washington, at 47.91818, -120.16397. The USGS records it on the Manson topographic map.

How high is Wapato Lake?

374.8 metres (1230 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is Wapato Lake?

The U.S. Geological Survey classifies it as a reservoir 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