GRANT COUNTY - Pot Holes Reservoir, Moses, &Banks Lakes, Sun Lakes, Grand Coulee Dam, & More...

Pot Holes Reservoir (28,000 Acres - also referred to as O'Sullivan Reservoir) - Keelboats
This reservoir is excellent for all water sports. For sailing whether you use a trailerable keelboat, high speed dinghy, or a sail yak the reservoir is perfect. The winds on this lake tend to be very consistent throughout the year typically out of the South in the summer followed by North and West winds during the colder times of the year. I have personally sailed this lake many times and always want to come back for more. Due the typical high winds on this lake its not the best for water skiing/wakeboarding. Due to the hundreds of small Islands on this lake, camping can be quite an adventure. During the summer the water is very warm for great swimming, however it seems there are a lot of coyotes, which my wife did not like. Typically from late winter to mid July many Islands are off limit due to birds nesting. The fishing is excellent all year round. The Pot Holes Reservoir is just South of Moses Lake; actually the two bodies of water are only separated by a dick with spillway. If you are sail yakking or are on a dinghy then you can portage easily across the dick (that the spill way runs through) then you can sail the full length of both Moses Lake and the Pot Holes Reservoir (would need a full day or more via sail power to do this trip).

The reservoir has a private resort right next to the dam with a store, camping, and boat launch facilities with docks (S.E. end of the lake) and a state park with camping and launch facilities near this resort. There is a nice paved boat launch facility between these two locations and there is also a primitive boat launch just a short distance North from the dam. Directions: From Interstate 90 you take exit 179 onto HWY 17 S. then turn right (W.) onto state road 262 until you get to the reservoir. Maps: To view a map click on www.mapquest.com and type in Moses Lake, WA. and pan down to view the Potholes Reservoir with road names to get to the reservoir. Info: The best place to stay on the lake is the MarDon Resort (more info click here - www.mardonresort.com) followed by the Potholes Reservoir State Park (go to http://www.parks.wa.gov/parkpage.asp?selectedpark=potholes).
 

 EASTERN WASHINGTON LAKES TO BE UPDATED 2010

Banks Lake & Osborn Bay Lake; Sun Lakes State Park & Lakes; SUN LAKES - Park Lake Blue Lake, Lenore Lake; Billy Clap Lake & Brook Lake; Lake Roosevelt Lake & Grand Coulee Dam; --- Lake (next to Grand Coulee City); Soap Lake & Little Soap Lake; Round Lake; Moses Lake; Black & Artesian Lake; Winchester Wasteway Lake & Wildlife Area; Warden Lake; Crater Lake & Badcock Ridge Lake; Quincy Wildlife area lakes - Anorent, Stan Coffin, Quincy, Flat, Burke, Dusty, Cree Lakes, & Evergreen Reservoir; Martha Lake; Exit 143 area lakes - Cabin, Hillton, Caliche Lakes; Desert Wildlife Area Lakes; Columbia National Wildlife Refuge lakes - Corral, Goldeneye, Chukar, Blythe, Soda Lake, Pillar, Upper & Lower Goose, Widgeon, Sage, Heart, Crescent, Canal, Hampton, Long, North & South Teal, Para, Pit, McMannaman, Herman, Campbell, Black, Herman, Halfmoon, Deadman, Hutchinson, Shiner, Royal Lakes; Red Rock Lake; Crab Creek Wildlife Area lakes - Nunnally, Merry, Lenice Lake & Lower Crab Creek.

Go to Columbia River and Reservoirs for Grant County associated Columbia River Reservoirs!

 

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