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Lake Easton Location in Washington (state) Show map of Washington (state) Lake Easton Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Location	Kittitas County, Washington
Coordinates	47°14′59″N 121°11′53″W / 47.24972°N 121.19806°W / 47.24972; -121.19806
Type	Reservoir, natural lake
Primary inflows	Yakima River, Kachess River
Primary outflows	Yakima River
Catchment area	185 sq mi (480 km2)
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	1.25 mi (2.01 km)
Max. width	2,258 ft (688 m)
Surface area	204.8 acres (82.9 ha)
Water volume	4,000 acre⋅ft (4,900,000 m3)
Surface elevation	2,185 ft (666 m)
Settlements	Easton, Washington

Lake Easton is a lake and reservoir along the course of the Yakima River in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located in Township 20N, Range 13E. The Yakima River flows into the lake from the west, and out to the southwest, through the 1929 Easton Diversion Dam. The Kachess River also flows into the lake from the north, where it effectively empties into the Yakima River.

Lake Easton is located south of Interstate 90 and northwest of Easton and is the primary attraction of Lake Easton State Park. Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail is immediately south of the lake. The lake is not stocked and has only fair fishing for rainbow, cutthroat and eastern brook trout after late May.