Editing Yakima, Washington (section)

===Bodies of water===
The [[Yakima River]] runs through the city from its source at [[Lake Keechelus]] in the [[Cascade Range]] to the [[Columbia River]] at [[Richland, Washington|Richland]]. It is the primary irrigation source for the Yakima Valley and also used for both fishing and recreation. The [[Naches River]], a tributary of the Yakima River, forms the northern border of the city. 

The Yakima Greenway is a {{convert|20|mi|km|adj=mid}} system of parks, paved pathways, and nature reserves along the Yakima and Naches rivers.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sundeen |first=Jasper Kenzo |date=December 15, 2023 |title=Upgrades planned to Yakima Greenway at 16th Avenue |url=https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/upgrades-planned-to-yakima-greenway-at-16th-avenue/article_24b1b228-9ab0-11ee-a54f-2f12517ca815.html |work=Yakima Herald-Republic |accessdate=April 24, 2024}}</ref> The community project was formed in 1983 with work to reclaim a former city [[landfill]] into a park, which opened in 1990 as Sarg Hubbard Park.<ref name="YHR 2019-06-23">{{Cite news |last=Meyers |first=Donald W. |date=June 23, 2019 |title=It Happened Here: Greenway Park named for businessman, civic fixture Sarg Hubbard |url=https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/happened/it-happened-here-greenway-park-named-for-businessman-civic-fixture-sarg-hubbard/article_8cc12f63-5cfd-5094-bc13-d1feb989bcb7.html |work=Yakima Herald-Republic |accessdate=April 23, 2024}}</ref>

Several small lakes flank the northern edge of the city, including Myron Lake, Lake Aspen, Bergland Lake (private) and Rotary Lake (also known as Freeway Lake). These lakes are popular with fishermen and swimmers during the summer.