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About Soap Lake, WA

Soap Lake sits along State Route 28 in central Washington's Columbia River Basin, about 20 miles from Moses Lake. Most visitors drive I-90 to Exit 179, then take SR-17 north and SR-28 west. The town of 1,500 surrounds an alkaline lake formed by ancient volcanic activity. The mineral-rich water creates a slippery, soap-like feeling on swimmers' skin, which gave the lake and town their unique name.

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Soap Lake, WA is in United States, at 47.391, -119.489 - about 12 km north of Ephrata, WA.

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The closest airport to Soap Lake, WA is Pangborn Memorial Airport, 82 km (about 1 h 15 min by car).

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