Idaho Lake
Bear Lake
- Bear Lake reaches about 208 feet at its deepest documented point.
- Bear Lake covers roughly 69,446 surface acres, making it one of the larger waters represented in FishyNW.
FishyNW water trivia
Interesting Waters of the Northwest
Distinctive facts pulled from FishyNW's researched lake and river profiles. These are based on documented physical, fishery, access, and river-reach data rather than filler trivia.
Idaho Lake
Lower Priest Lake
- Lower Priest Lake reaches about 300 feet at its deepest documented point.
- Lower Priest Lake covers roughly 26,000 surface acres, making it one of the larger waters represented in FishyNW.
Idaho Lake
Priest Lake
- Priest Lake reaches about 300 feet at its deepest documented point.
- Priest Lake covers roughly 23,335 surface acres, making it one of the larger waters represented in FishyNW.
Idaho Lake
Brownlee Reservoir
- Brownlee Reservoir reaches about 300 feet at its deepest documented point.
- Brownlee Reservoir covers roughly 14,133 surface acres, making it one of the larger waters represented in FishyNW.
Montana Lake
Lake Koocanusa
- Lake Koocanusa reaches about 370 feet at its deepest documented point.
- Lake Koocanusa covers roughly 46,456 surface acres, making it one of the larger waters represented in FishyNW.
Washington Lake
Lake Chelan
- Lake Chelan reaches about 1,486 feet at its deepest documented point.
- Lake Chelan covers roughly 32,623 surface acres, making it one of the larger waters represented in FishyNW.
Oregon Lake
Owyhee Reservoir
- Owyhee Reservoir reaches about 300 feet at its deepest documented point.
- Owyhee Reservoir covers roughly 13,900 surface acres, making it one of the larger waters represented in FishyNW.
Idaho Lake
Dworshak Reservoir
- Dworshak Reservoir reaches about 630 feet at its deepest documented point.
- Dworshak Reservoir covers roughly 16,485 surface acres, making it one of the larger waters represented in FishyNW.
Oregon Lake
Brownlee Reservoir
- Brownlee Reservoir reaches about 300 feet at its deepest documented point.
- Brownlee Reservoir covers roughly 13,000 surface acres, making it one of the larger waters represented in FishyNW.
Idaho Lake
Coeur d’Alene Lake
- Coeur d’Alene Lake reaches about 194 feet at its deepest documented point.
- Coeur d’Alene Lake covers roughly 27,911 surface acres, making it one of the larger waters represented in FishyNW.
Washington Lake
Riffe Lake
- Riffe Lake reaches about 360 feet at its deepest documented point.
- Riffe Lake covers roughly 11,326 surface acres, making it one of the larger waters represented in FishyNW.
Washington Lake
Banks Lake
- Banks Lake reaches about 177 feet at its deepest documented point.
- Banks Lake covers roughly 26,888 surface acres, making it one of the larger waters represented in FishyNW.
Washington Lake
Lake Washington
- Lake Washington reaches about 214 feet at its deepest documented point.
- Lake Washington covers roughly 21,934 surface acres, making it one of the larger waters represented in FishyNW.
Idaho Lake
Anderson Ranch Reservoir
- Anderson Ranch Reservoir reaches about 299 feet at its deepest documented point.
- Anderson Ranch Reservoir covers roughly 4,608 surface acres, making it one of the larger waters represented in FishyNW.
Idaho Lake
Lake Cascade
- Lake Cascade reaches about 69 feet at its deepest documented point.
- Lake Cascade covers roughly 27,152 surface acres, making it one of the larger waters represented in FishyNW.
Idaho Lake
American Falls Reservoir
- American Falls Reservoir reaches about 78 feet at its deepest documented point.
- American Falls Reservoir covers roughly 55,291 surface acres, making it one of the larger waters represented in FishyNW.
Washington Lake
Potholes Reservoir
- Potholes Reservoir reaches about 142 feet at its deepest documented point.
- Potholes Reservoir covers roughly 14,282 surface acres, making it one of the larger waters represented in FishyNW.
Oregon Lake
Wickiup Reservoir
- Wickiup Reservoir reaches about 81 feet at its deepest documented point.
- Wickiup Reservoir covers roughly 10,166 surface acres, making it one of the larger waters represented in FishyNW.
Idaho Lake
Hayden Lake
- Hayden Lake reaches about 800 feet at its deepest documented point.
- Hayden Lake covers roughly 3,800 surface acres, making it one of the larger waters represented in FishyNW.
Oregon Lake
Waldo Lake
- Waldo Lake reaches about 420 feet at its deepest documented point.
- Waldo Lake covers roughly 6,272 surface acres, making it one of the larger waters represented in FishyNW.
Montana Lake
Whitefish Lake
- Whitefish Lake reaches about 233 feet at its deepest documented point.
- Whitefish Lake covers roughly 3,315 surface acres, making it one of the larger waters represented in FishyNW.
Washington Lake
Ozette Lake
- Ozette Lake reaches about 320 feet at its deepest documented point.
- Ozette Lake covers roughly 7,437 surface acres, making it one of the larger waters represented in FishyNW.
Washington Lake
Cle Elum Lake
- Cle Elum Lake reaches about 258 feet at its deepest documented point.
- Cle Elum Lake covers roughly 4,566 surface acres, making it one of the larger waters represented in FishyNW.
Oregon Lake
Crescent Lake
- Crescent Lake reaches about 265 feet at its deepest documented point.
- Crescent Lake covers roughly 3,823 surface acres, making it one of the larger waters represented in FishyNW.
Idaho Lake
Lake Walcott
- Lake Walcott reaches about 74 feet at its deepest documented point.
- Lake Walcott covers roughly 8,248 surface acres, making it one of the larger waters represented in FishyNW.
Idaho Lake
Arrowrock Reservoir
- Arrowrock Reservoir reaches about 229 feet at its deepest documented point.
- Arrowrock Reservoir covers roughly 3,015 surface acres, making it one of the larger waters represented in FishyNW.
Washington Lake
Lake Whatcom
- Lake Whatcom reaches about 338 feet at its deepest documented point.
- Lake Whatcom covers roughly 4,924 surface acres, making it one of the larger waters represented in FishyNW.
Washington Lake
Rock Lake
- Rock Lake reaches about 350 feet at its deepest documented point.
- Rock Lake covers roughly 2,200 surface acres, making it one of the larger waters represented in FishyNW.
Washington Lake
Sullivan Lake
- Sullivan Lake reaches about 320 feet at its deepest documented point.
- Sullivan Lake covers roughly 1,283 surface acres, making it one of the larger waters represented in FishyNW.
Oregon Lake
Paulina Lake
- Paulina Lake reaches about 250 feet at its deepest documented point.
- Paulina Lake covers roughly 1,531 surface acres, making it one of the larger waters represented in FishyNW.
Washington Lake
Lake Spokane
- Lake Spokane reaches about 180 feet at its deepest documented point.
- Lake Spokane covers roughly 4,748 surface acres, making it one of the larger waters represented in FishyNW.
Oregon Lake
Odell Lake
- Odell Lake reaches about 282 feet at its deepest documented point.
- Odell Lake covers roughly 3,582 surface acres, making it one of the larger waters represented in FishyNW.
Idaho Lake
Deadwood Reservoir
- Deadwood Reservoir reaches about 148.5 feet at its deepest documented point.
- Deadwood Reservoir covers roughly 2,997 surface acres, making it one of the larger waters represented in FishyNW.
Idaho Lake
Blackfoot Reservoir
- Blackfoot Reservoir covers roughly 16,888 surface acres, making it one of the larger waters represented in FishyNW.
- Blackfoot Reservoir sits at roughly 6,120 feet in elevation, so seasonal access and water temperature can differ sharply from lowland lakes.
Montana Lake
Flathead Lake
- Flathead Lake reaches about 370.7 feet at its deepest documented point.
- FishyNW documents 12 fish species here, giving Flathead Lake an unusually broad mix of fishing opportunities.
Washington Lake
Alder Lake
- Alder Lake reaches about 290 feet at its deepest documented point.
- Alder Lake covers roughly 2,877 surface acres, making it one of the larger waters represented in FishyNW.