Priest Rapids Lake is a
reservoir on the
Columbia River
The Columbia River (Upper Chinook: ' or '; Sahaptin: ''Nch’i-Wàna'' or ''Nchi wana''; Sinixt dialect'' '') is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, C ...
in the
U.S. state of
Washington. It was created in 1959 with the construction of
Priest Rapids Dam. The reservoir stretches from there upstream to the
Wanapum Dam.
See also
*
List of dams in the Columbia River watershed
References
Lakes of Grant County, Washington
Lakes of Kittitas County, Washington
Reservoirs in Washington (state)
Bodies of water of Yakima County, Washington
Protected areas of Grant County, Washington
Protected areas of Kittitas County, Washington
Protected areas of Yakima County, Washington
1959 establishments in Washington (state)
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