Lakes in Thurston County, Washington

25 lakes counted in Thurston County - the largest is Alder Lake at 2,766 acres.

Lakes Counted

2,766 acres

Largest - Alder Lake

Thurston County, highlighted, with its largest counted lakes dotted. Outlines from Census boundary data.

All Counted Lakes

#	Lake	County	Surface Area	Max Depth
1	Alder Lake	Thurston	2,766 acres	-
2	Black Lake	Thurston	574 acres	About 28 ft
3	Skookumchuck Reservoir	Thurston	552 acres	-
4	Summit Lake	Thurston	512 acres	About 100 ft
5	Lake Lawrence	Thurston	327 acres	About 26 ft
6	Long Lake	Thurston	308 acres	About 20 ft
7	Capitol Lake	Thurston	268 acres	-
8	Pattison Lake	Thurston	255 acres	About 20 ft
9	Lake Saint Clair	Thurston	233 acres	About 110 ft
10	Offutt Lake	Thurston	191 acres	About 25 ft
11	Clear Lake	Thurston	166 acres	About 25 ft
12	Hicks Lake	Thurston	162 acres	About 35 ft
13	McIntosh Lake	Thurston	110 acres	About 11 ft
14	Scott Lake	Thurston	67 acres	-
15	Ward Lake	Thurston	66 acres	About 67 ft
16	Elbow Lake	Thurston	64 acres	About 25 ft
17	Deep Lake	Thurston	63 acres	About 17 ft
18	Chambers Lake	Thurston	53 acres	About 8 ft
19	Bald Hill Lake	Thurston	43 acres	-
20	Tempo Lake	Thurston	32 acres	-
21	Munn Lake	Thurston	31 acres	-
22	Hewitt Lake	Thurston	29 acres	-
23	Barnes Lake	Thurston	29 acres	-
24	Pitman Lake	Thurston	28 acres	-
25	Simmons Lake	Thurston	25 acres	-

Sources: Washington DFW lake data; USGS. Verified October 30, 2026.