Wanapum Lake

reservoir on the Columbia River in central Washington state, United States of America
LakeBodyOfWater reservoir Q6478405
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Wanapum Lake

Summary

Wanapum Lake is a reservoir[1].

Key Facts

  • Wanapum Lake is located in Washington[2].
  • Wanapum Lake is located in Chelan County[3].
  • Wanapum Lake is located in Douglas County[4].
  • Wanapum Lake is located in Grant County[5].
  • Wanapum Lake is located in Kittitas County[6].
  • Wanapum Lake is in the country of United States[7].
  • Wanapum Lake's instance of is recorded as reservoir[8].
  • Wanapum Lake's inflows is recorded as Columbia River[9].
  • Wanapum Lake's inflows is recorded as Spring Cayuse Creek[10].
  • Wanapum Lake's inflows is recorded as Whiskey Dick Creek[11].
  • Wanapum Lake's inflows is recorded as Skookumchuck Creek[12].
  • Wanapum Lake's inflows is recorded as Brushy Creek[13].
  • Wanapum Lake's inflows is recorded as Tekison Creek[14].
  • Wanapum Lake's outflows is recorded as Columbia River[15].
  • Wanapum Lake's basin country is recorded as United States[16].
  • Wanapum Lake's Commons category is recorded as Wanapum Lake[17].
  • Wanapum Lake's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 46.8731, 'longitude': -119.972, 'precision': None}[18].
  • Wanapum Lake sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+174'}[19].
  • Wanapum Lake covers an area of {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q81292', 'amount': '+14361'}[20].
  • Wanapum Lake's perimeter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+168.8'}[21].
  • Wanapum Lake's located in protected area is recorded as Whiskey Dick Wildlife Area[22].
  • Wanapum Lake's drainage basin is recorded as Columbia Basin[23].
  • Wanapum Lake's impounded by is recorded as Wanapum Dam[24].

Body

Geography

Wanapum Lake is in the country of United States[7]. Located in include Washington[2], an U.S. state[25], in United States[26], founded in 1889[27]; Chelan County[3], a county of Washington[28], in United States[29], founded in 1899[30]; Douglas County[4], a county of Washington[31], in United States[32], founded in 1883[33]; Grant County[5], a county of Washington[34], in United States[35], founded in 1909[36]; and Kittitas County[6], a county of Washington[37], in United States[38], founded in 1883[39].

Physical Characteristics

Wanapum Lake covers an area of {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q81292', 'amount': '+14361'}[20]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+174'}[19].

Designation and Status

Wanapum Lake's instance of is recorded as reservoir[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . Geographic Names Information System. wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . Geographic Names Information System. wikidata.org.
  3. [2] . Geographic Names Information System. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . Geographic Names Information System. wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . Geographic Names Information System. wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . Geographic Names Information System. wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Geographic Names Information System. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . National Hydrography Dataset. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . National Hydrography Dataset. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . National Hydrography Dataset. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . National Hydrography Dataset. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . National Hydrography Dataset. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . National Hydrography Dataset. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . National Hydrography Dataset. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . National Elevation Dataset. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . National Hydrography Dataset. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . National Hydrography Dataset. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . National Hydrography Dataset. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Area {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q81292', 'amount':
    Basin country United States
    Instance of reservoir
    Outflows Columbia River
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