Appendix B
YAKIMA COUNTY SHORELINE LAKES AND PONDS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGNATIONS

This list is based on information from “Lakes of Washington Volume II Eastern Washington.” 1973 (Water Supply Bulletin No. 14. Washington Department of Ecology). It is possible that some lakes could have been missed through the inventory process. If lakes are found in wilderness areas or the Yakama Nation Closed Area, they shall receive a natural shoreline environmental designation. If lakes are found in areas with a majority of public ownership they shall receive a conservancy shoreline environmental designation. All other lakes shall receive a rural shoreline environmental designation. If new lakes are created that meet the shoreline designation criteria in RCW 90.58.030(2)(c), they shall receive a rural designation. Note that Yakima County has no jurisdiction within the Yakama Nation Closed Area, and very little jurisdiction within federal ownership. Shoreline environments are listed in the “Designation” column, except that those parts of any lake and its shoreline jurisdiction lying within a stream floodway/CMZ stream shoreline environment shall also be designated floodway/CMZ. Lakes identified with a “#” are partially or completely within the floodway/CMZ stream shoreline environmental designation.

Shoreline Environmental Designation Table Legend:

U – Urban

R – Rural

C – Conservancy

UC – Urban Conservancy

N – Natural

T#N – Township#North R#E – Range#East

*Shoreline of Statewide Significance as defined per RCW 90.58.030(2)(e), generally being lakes 1,000 acres or greater.

Shoreline designations where Yakima County has little or no jurisdiction:

† USFS Wilderness Area

‡ Federal Ownership

¤ Yakama Nation Closed Area

◊ Yakama Nation Trust Lands that are not under Yakima County jurisdiction

 

LAKES

LOCATION

DESIGNATION

Byron Ponds

Sec. 12, T8N, R23E

Conservancy

Horseshoe Pond

Sec. 21, 22, T9N, R22E

Conservancy#

Morgan Pond

Sec. 25, T9N, R22E

Conservancy#

Horseshoe Lake◊

Sec. 25, 26, 35, 36, T9N, R22E

Rural#

Giffin Lake

Sec. 22, 23, 26, 27, T9N, R22E

Conservancy#

Freeway Lake

Sec. 7, T13N, R19E

Urban Conservancy#

Wenas Lake

Sec. 2, T15N, R17E

Conservancy

Priest Rapids Pool‡*

Sec. 2/3, T13N, R23E

Conservancy

Rimrock Lake‡*

T13/14, R12, 13, 14E

Conservancy

Clear Lake

Sec. 1/2/11/12, T13N, R12E

Conservancy

Lake Aspen

Sec. 11/14, T13N, R18E

Urban

Willow Lake

Sec. 11/14, T13N, R18E

Urban

Big Elton Pond

Sec. 31, T14N, R19E

Rural

Bumping Lake‡*

T16N, R12E

Conservancy

Unnamed Lake (CB-E-301)

Sec. 35, T12N, R19E

Conservancy#

Unnamed Lake (CB-E-300)

Sec. 21, T11N, R20E

Rural

Unnamed Lake (PS-E-311)

Sec. 17, T11N, R20E

Rural#

Mt. Adams Lake¤

Sec. 20, T9N, R12E

Natural

Two Lakes – Upper¤

Sec. 8, T10N, R11E

Natural

Two Lakes – Lower¤

Sec. 15, T10N, R11E

Natural

Fish Lake¤

Sec. 7, T10N, R12E

Natural

Mud Lake◊

Sec. 27, T10N, R18E

Conservancy

Howard Lake¤

Sec. 31, T11N, R12E

Natural

Leech Lake‡

Sec. 2, T13N, R11E

Conservancy

Twin Sisters lakes†

Sec. 3, T14N, R12E

Natural

Pear Lake†

Sec. 3, T14N, R12E

Natural

Dog Lake‡

Sec. 32, T14N, R12E

Conservancy

Cougar Lake†

Sec. 4, T15N, R11E

Natural

Dewey Lake†

Sec. 30, T16N, R11E

Natural

Swamp Lake†

Sec. 33, T16N, R11E

Natural

Slaughterhouse Lake◊

Sec. 25, 26 T9N, R22E

Rural#

Unnamed Lake◊

Sec. 20, T9N, R22E

Rural#

Unnamed Lakes X4◊

Sec. 6/7/8/17/18, T9N, R22E

Rural#

Buchanan Lake

Sec. 20, T13N, R19E

Urban#

Unnamed Lake◊ (Parker Pits)

Sec. 20, T12N, R19E

RuraI#

Unnamed Lake (Selah Gravel Pits)

Sec. 30, 31, T14N, R19E

Sec. 6, T13N, R19E

Rural#

Unnamed Lake (Grandview WWTP x3)

Sec. 2, T8N, R23E

Rural

Unnamed Lake◊ (Graham & Morris pits)

Sec. 32, T11N, R20E

Rural

Unnamed Lake (Cowiche Reservoir)

Sec. 11, T14N, R16E

Rural

(Ord. 14-2007 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 2007).