Franklin Delano Roosevelt Lake

Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake (also called Lake Roosevelt) is the reservoir created in 1941 by the impoundment of the Columbia River by the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington state. It is named for Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was President during the construction of the dam. Covering , it stretches about from the Canadian border to Grand Coulee Dam, with over of shoreline; by surface area it is the largest lake and reservoir in Washington,. It is the home of the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area.