Banks Lake
Banks Lake is a 27-mile-long reservoir in central Washington in the United States. Part of the Columbia Basin Project, Banks Lake occupies the northern portion of the Grand Coulee, a formerly dry coulee near the Columbia River, formed by the Missoula Floods during the Pleistocene epoch. Grand Coulee Dam, built by the United States Bureau of Reclamation on the Columbia River created Franklin D.
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Photo: Williamborg, Public domain.- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in Washington, United States
- Also known as: “Equalizing Reservoir” and “Grand Coulee Equalizing Reservoir”
Banks Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Grant, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
47.80584° or 47° 48′ 21″ north
Longitude
-119.19191° or 119° 11′ 31″ west
Elevation
1,575 feet (480 metres)
Open location code
85V2RR45+86
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Banks Lake” goes by many names.
- French: “lac Banks”
- French: “Lac Banks”
- German: “Banks Lake”
- Italian: “lago Banks”
- Japanese: “バンクス湖”
- Russian: “Банкс”
- “Banks”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Sims Corner and Mold.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Banks Lake Wildlife Recreation Area and Higginbotham Reservoir.
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