Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake

Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake
Gifford Ferry crossing Lake Roosevelt near Inchelium; James Stripes photo
Location	Washington, USA
Coordinates	47°57′22″N 118°58′50″W at Grand Coulee Dam
Lake type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Columbia River
Primary outflows	Columbia River
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	125 sq mi (320 km2)

Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake (also called Lake Roosevelt) is the reservoir created in 1941 by the impoundment of the Columbia River by the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington state. It is named for Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was President during the construction of the dam. Covering 125 square miles (80,000 acres), it stretches about 150 miles from the Canadian border to Grand Coulee Dam, with over 600 miles of shoreline; it is the largest lake and reservoir in Washington, and home of Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area.

The reservoir lies in parts of five counties in northeastern Washington; roughly in descending order of lake acreage they are Ferry, Stevens, Lincoln, Okanogan, and Grant counties. A good indication of the extent of the lake can be seen from a map centered about the town of Inchelium 48°17′49″N 118°11′48″W.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Lake looking downstream toward Grand Coulee Dam

External links

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake