Lakes of Washington
28 named lakes of Washington are covered here, spread across 18 counties, as recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System.
Federal profile, 2026
The counts below are drawn from the federal register of place names.
| Kind of place | Lake |
|---|---|
| Kind | lakes |
| State | Washington |
| Named places covered | 28 |
| Counties | 18 |
Places covered here
- Adams Lake
- Blue Pool
- Carty Lake
- Crescent Bay
- Gillette Lake
- Gillette Lake
- Goat Marsh Lake
- Horsethief Lake
- Kendall Peak Lakes
- Lake George
- Mirror Lake
- Mirror Lake
- Mirror Lake
- Mirror Lake
- Mirror Lake
- Mirror Lake
- Mirror Lake
- Mirror Lakes
- Mount Adams Lake
- Reflection Lake
- Silver Springs
- Snow Lakes
- Steigerwald Lake
- The Lagoon
- Wapato Lake
- Warren Lake
- Washougal Lake
- Zig Zag Lake
Questions
How many named lakes does Washington have?
28 are covered here, across 18 counties, drawn from the federal Geographic Names Information System.
Where does this information come from?
The Geographic Names Information System, published by the U.S. Geological Survey. It is a work of the United States government and is not subject to copyright in the United States.
Method and sources
Feature class is the category the U.S. Geological Survey assigns in the Geographic Names Information System. It is the federal classification and not an editorial grouping.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Domestic Names, 2026