Phantom Lake is a small lake inside the city limits of Bellevue, Washington, east of Seattle. A 2.6-mile (4.2 km) pedestrian trail circles the lake, and according to the city government, Bellevue's oldest and largest trees are there.[1] Located about a mile (1.6 km) north of Interstate 90 and west of nearby Lake Sammamish, its surface elevation is approximately 250 feet (76 m) above sea level.
| Phantom Lake | |
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 View east from Phantom Lake Park in 2017 | |
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| Location | Bellevue, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47°35′36″N 122°07′30″W / 47.59333°N 122.12500°W |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 63 acres (25 ha) |
| Max. depth | 45 ft (14 m) |
| Shore length1 | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Surface elevation | 250 ft (76 m) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Historically, Phantom Lake once drained to the north through Larsen Lake and 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 (14 m).[3]
Bellevue Airfield, closed in 1983, was nearby to the southwest; the approach to runway 20 was along the lake's southeastern shore.
References edit
- ^ "Phantom Lake Trail". MyParksAndRecreation.com.
- ^ "Weowna Creek Restoration -- High Tech - Low Impact". Retrieved 2007-08-15.
- ^ "Lakes of King County". Retrieved 2017-11-22.
External links edit
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Phantom Lake
- Phantom Lake at Bellevue Parks and Community Services
- 1894 photo of Phantom Lake School
- 1939 photo of Phantom Lake
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