Lake Washington

West-central Mississippi is home to Lake Washington, which was formerly a branch of the Mississippi River. The Mississippi River changed its path in 1300 AD, creating the present-day lake. An oxbow lake, Lake Washington has a distinctive double-crescent shape.

The abundance of crappie at Lake Washington attracts anglers from far and wide. Bowfin, bluegill, buffalo, bullhead, carp, channel catfish, crappie, drum, flathead catfish, gar, green sunfish, hybrid white bass, largemouth bass, minnows, silversides, and yellow bass are just a few of the various fish species that may be found at Lake Washington. Alligators are also fairly frequent in Lake Washington, but more so in the nearby protected areas, so anglers should be aware of this.

Despite the modest size of the lake, the 2012 filming of the horror thriller Haunted utilized a historical mansion built from a Sears & Roebuck Company kit in the early 1900s. Visitors to the lake can also explore the nearby Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge, which is the state's first wildlife refuge. Numerous species of mammals, reptiles, and amphibians call the refuge home. among them are the raccoon, nutria, opossum, swamp rabbit, beaver, muskrat, mink, bobcat, white-tailed deer, salamander, spring peeper, bullfrog, Fowler's toad, American alligator, common snapping turtle, midland smooth softshell turtle, broad-banded water snake, timber rattlesnake, and eastern cottonmouth.

Location: King County