Washington Gazetteer
Banks Lake is a cultural feature (reservoir) in Grant County. The primary coordinates for Banks Lake places it within the WA 99135 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Banks Lake |
| Category: | Washington physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Cultural |
| Class: | Reservoir |
| Description: | Extends SW from the town of Grand Coulee through the Grand Coulee Canyon, it is formed by a dam near Coulee City. |
| History: | Named for Frank A Banks, former administrator of the US Bureau of Reclamation, in recognition of his work on the Columbia Basin Project. |
| County: | Grant County |
| Latitude: | 47.8058365 |
| Longitude: | -119.1919091 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Banks Lake: Banks Lake.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Banks Lake does not include property ownership information.
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Hartline, WA
(8.9 miles SSE) Electric City, WA (11.3 miles NE) Banks Lake South, WA (12.7 miles SSW) Grand Coulee, WA (12.8 miles NE) Almira, WA (13.4 miles ESE) |
Coulee City, WA
(14.2 miles SSW) Coulee Dam, WA (14.9 miles NE) Coulee Dam, WA (14.9 miles NE) Coulee Dam, WA (14.9 miles NE) Elmer City, WA (17.3 miles NE) |
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Sims Corner, WA
(8 miles W) Mold, WA (8.2 miles WSW) Osborne, WA (9 miles NE) Hanson, WA (10.1 miles ESE) Delano Heights, WA (11.9 miles NE) |
Leahy, WA
(12 miles NW) Fordair, WA (12.3 miles SSW) Bagdad Junction, WA (12.7 miles ENE) Saint Andrews, WA (13.1 miles SW) East Heights, WA (13.1 miles NE) |
