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Lakes Near Seattle, Washington

561 counted Washington lakes sit within 60 miles of Seattle - the largest is Lake Washington at 21,992 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Lake Washington	King	4 mi	21,992 acres	-
Lake Sammamish	King	11 mi	4,852 acres	-
Kachess Lake	Kittitas	55 mi	4,388 acres	-
Lake Cushman	Mason	44 mi	4,015 acres	-
Alder Lake	Thurston	57 mi	2,766 acres	-
Lake Tapps	Pierce	28 mi	2,444 acres	About 80 ft
Keechelus Lake	Kittitas	48 mi	2,409 acres	-
Chester Morse Lake	King	33 mi	1,743 acres	-
Spada Lake	Snohomish	41 mi	1,687 acres	-
American Lake	Pierce	35 mi	1,092 acres	About 90 ft
South Fork Tolt Reservoir	King	32 mi	1,011 acres	-
Lake Stevens	Snohomish	30 mi	1,003 acres	About 155 ft
Mason Lake	Mason	35 mi	977 acres	About 90 ft
Lake Cavanaugh	Skagit	52 mi	833 acres	About 80 ft
Howard A Hanson Reservoir	King	35 mi	784 acres	-
Lake Union	King	2 mi	757 acres	-
Lake Youngs	King	16 mi	685 acres	-
Black Lake	Thurston	52 mi	574 acres	About 28 ft
Skookumchuck Reservoir	Thurston	59 mi	552 acres	-
Big Lake	Skagit	54 mi	536 acres	-
Lake Goodwin	Snohomish	37 mi	535 acres	About 50 ft
Summit Lake	Thurston	52 mi	512 acres	About 100 ft
Lake Kapowsin	Pierce	44 mi	496 acres	About 25 ft
Lake Chaplain	Snohomish	33 mi	423 acres	-
Lake Roesiger	Snohomish	33 mi	346 acres	About 115 ft
Lake Lawrence	Thurston	53 mi	327 acres	About 26 ft
Long Lake	Kitsap	15 mi	321 acres	About 10 ft
Long Lake	Thurston	46 mi	308 acres	About 20 ft
Steilacoom Lake	Pierce	32 mi	306 acres	About 20 ft
Calligan Lake	King	31 mi	296 acres	-
Lake Sawyer	King	23 mi	286 acres	About 50 ft
Lake Washington Ship Canal	King	4 mi	283 acres	-
Nahwatzel Lake	Mason	53 mi	280 acres	About 25 ft
Capitol Lake	Thurston	48 mi	268 acres	-
Lake Dorothy	King	44 mi	261 acres	-
Pattison Lake	Thurston	47 mi	255 acres	About 20 ft
Waptus Lake	Kittitas	54 mi	253 acres	-
Green Lake	King	5 mi	250 acres	About 24 ft
Spanaway Lake	Pierce	35 mi	249 acres	About 25 ft
Kitsap Lake	Kitsap	18 mi	238 acres	About 25 ft
Lake Saint Clair	Thurston	46 mi	233 acres	About 110 ft
Lake Hancock	King	31 mi	229 acres	-
Clear Lake	Skagit	59 mi	220 acres	About 44 ft
Ohop Lake	Pierce	49 mi	218 acres	About 25 ft
Lake Easton	Kittitas	58 mi	218 acres	-
Spencer Lake	Mason	38 mi	213 acres	About 30 ft
Isabella Lake	Mason	47 mi	211 acres	About 23 ft
Offutt Lake	Thurston	53 mi	191 acres	About 25 ft
Angeline Lake	King	48 mi	184 acres	-
Cranberry Lake	Mason	41 mi	180 acres	-
Masonry Pool	King	31 mi	179 acres	-
Big Heart Lake	King	47 mi	176 acres	-
Otter Lake	King	49 mi	175 acres	-
Tanwax Lake	Pierce	45 mi	174 acres	About 30 ft
Lake Isabel	Snohomish	39 mi	168 acres	-
Clear Lake	Thurston	54 mi	166 acres	About 25 ft
Snow Lake	King	42 mi	162 acres	-
Hicks Lake	Thurston	46 mi	162 acres	About 35 ft
Blanca Lake	Snohomish	51 mi	160 acres	-
Clear Lake	Pierce	47 mi	156 acres	About 80 ft

Showing the 60 largest of 561 counted lakes within 60 miles of Seattle.

Sources: Washington DFW lake data; lake coordinates from the WDFW. Verified October 30, 2026.