Lake Pateros, Washington

8,376 acres

Surface Area

781 ft

Surface Elevation

Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes

Locator - Washington

48.08 degrees N, 119.77 degrees W - Douglas County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its Washington DFW coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.

How Lake Pateros Stacks Up

The largest lake in Douglas County among those counted.
About 113 miles from Spokane, as the crow flies.
21 fish species on the WDFW list for this lake.

Fish Species

Bridgelip suckerBrown bullheadBull troutChinook salmonChiselmouthCoho salmonLargemouth bassNorthern pikeminnowPeamouthPumpkinseed SunfishRainbow troutRedside shinerSmallmouth bassSockeye salmonSteelheadTenchThreespine sticklebackWalleyeWestslope cutthroat troutWhite sturgeonYellow perch

Species recorded for this lake. Presence only - no abundance ratings.

Facts and Figures

Waterbody ID{E7B2B85B-48DE-4880-975D-6F2BEEDF7452}

CountyDouglas

Lake TypeLake

Coordinates48.0844, -119.7731

Largest Lakes in Washington

#	Lake	County	Surface Area	Max Depth
1	Franklin D Roosevelt Lake	Ferry	71,323 acres	-
2	Lake Umatilla	Klickitat	50,042 acres	-
3	Lake Chelan	Chelan	32,677 acres	About 1,500 ft
4	Banks Lake	Grant	26,879 acres	-
5	Lake Wallula	Benton	26,343 acres	-

Sources: Washington DFW; USGS NHD via WA Dept of Ecology lake data (ID {E7B2B85B-48DE-4880-975D-6F2BEEDF7452}). Verified October 30, 2026.