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Lake Tapps is a reservoir in Pierce County, Washington. It was created in 1911 by Puget Sound Power & Light and operated for hydroelectric power until it ceased power production in 2004. The reservoir was sold to the Cascade Water Alliance, a collective of municipalities in King County, to provide drinking water to 350,000 residents and 20,000 ...
This is a list of natural lakes and reservoirs located fully or partially in the U.S. state of Washington.Natural lakes that have been altered with a dam, such as Lake Chelan, are included as lakes, not reservoirs.
Lake Youngs is a reservoir in King County, Washington, United States.It is located between Maple Valley and Renton along the route of pipelines carrying water from the Cedar River to Seattle (the most recent of these is the Bow Lake pipeline, which was built in 1954 [1] [2]) and is accessible only to Seattle Public Utilities staff and authorized visitors.
The Okanogan County portion lies within the Colville Indian Reservation, and forms the southern limit of the Okanogan Highlands.. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.78 square miles (2.02 km 2), of which, 0.72 square miles (1.86 km 2) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km 2) is water.
Kennydale is a neighborhood in Renton, Washington, in the United States. As of 2008, it had an estimated population of 4,840. [1] It lies along the southeastern shore of Lake Washington and straddles Interstate 405 which runs north-south between Renton and Bellevue, and borders the Newport Shores neighborhood of Bellevue. The part of the ...
This led to the creation of several new public projects including Renton's first public swimming pool in 1955, and the development of Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park's land. [9] In 1955, the City of Renton acquired 23 acres of Lake Washington shore land in a property exchange with the Pacific Coast Railroad Company. The land was cleared by 1963 ...
A public boat launch and fishing dock is located to the north of the lake but does require a vehicle use permit from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. [2] On the southeast border of the lake, a 382-acre (1.55 km 2) forested park and wetland area has been allocated by the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program (WWRP). [3]
The lake covers an area of 4,800 acres (19 km 2) and holds up to 285,000 acre-feet (352,000,000 m 3) of water. Water levels fluctuate an average of 39 feet (12 m) annually. [ 2 ] Formerly a smaller natural body of water, it was enlarged and raised 312 feet (95 m) in 1959 in conjunction with the construction of the Upper Baker Dam , a concrete ...