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Priest Rapids Lake
Location of Priest Rapids Lake in Washington, USA.
Location of Priest Rapids Lake in Washington, USA.
Priest Rapids Lake
Location in Washington (state)
Location of Priest Rapids Lake in Washington, USA.
Location of Priest Rapids Lake in Washington, USA.
Priest Rapids Lake
Location in the United States
Location Grant / Yakima / Kittitas counties, Washington, US
Coordinates 46°38′35″N 119°54′34″W / 46.64306°N 119.90944°W / 46.64306; -119.90944
Type reservoir
Primary inflows Columbia River
Primary outflows Columbia River
Basin countries United States

Priest Rapids Lake is a reservoir on the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington. It was created in 1959 with the construction of Priest Rapids Dam. The reservoir stretches from there upstream to the Wanapum Dam.

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