Phantom Lake

Phantom Lake
Phantom Lake, looking east from the viewing platform at Phantom Lake Park
Location Bellevue, Washington
Coordinates 47°35′36″N 122°07′30″W / 47.59333°N 122.12500°W / 47.59333; -122.12500 (Phantom Lake)Coordinates: 47°35′36″N 122°07′30″W / 47.59333°N 122.12500°W / 47.59333; -122.12500 (Phantom Lake)
Basin countries United States
Surface area 63 acres (25 ha)
Max. depth 45 ft (14 m)

Phantom Lake is a small lake inside the city limits of Bellevue, Washington. A 2.6 mile long pedestrian trail circles the lake, and according to Bellevue city government, the city's oldest and largest trees can be seen there.[1]

Historically, Phantom Lake once drained to the north through the Kelsey Creek basin. Nineteenth-century farmer Henry Thode redirected the Phantom Lake outlet to Lake Sammamish, creating Weowna Creek in the process.[2] Today, Phantom Lake has a surface area of 63 acres (0.25 km2) and a maximum depth of 45 feet (22 m).[3]

References

  1. "Phantom Lake Trail". MyParksAndRecreation.com.
  2. "Weowna Creek Restoration -- High Tech - Low Impact". Retrieved 2007-08-15.
  3. "Lakes of King County". Retrieved 2017-11-22.
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