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Potholes Reservoir, WA

Reservoir in Grant County, Washington. A roughly 28,000-acre irrigation reservoir in the Columbia Basin behind O'Sullivan Dam, famous for its sand-dune islands and flooded timber. A top warmwater destination for largemouth bass, walleye, black crappie, bluegill, and yellow perch. Walleye and bass fish well spring through fall; crappie and perch are reliable around the dunes and Lind Coulee.

63

Overall bite score

Scored 27 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled100
Pressure trendNOAAsteady60
SolunarComputedmoon 59% lit47
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed100
WindNOAA10
Cloud coverNOAA35
PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for lakes and reservoirs. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

8 tracked species in Potholes Reservoir, with the months each fishes best.

Black Crappieabundant
Largemouth Bassabundant
Walleyeabundant
Yellow Perchabundant
Bluegillcommon
Channel Catfishcommon
Rainbow Troutcommon
Smallmouth Basscommon

Water facts

TypeReservoir
CountyGrant
StateWashington
WaterFreshwater
USGS gauge12472600

Public ramps at Potholes State Park (MarDon) and the south end below O'Sullivan Dam. The live USGS gauge (Crab Creek near Beverly) is a downstream watershed proxy for the Potholes outflow, not a reading on the reservoir itself.

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