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  2. Bodies of water of Seattle - Wikipedia

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    The city of Seattle, Washington, is located on a narrow isthmus between Puget Sound on the west and Lake Washington on the east; water comprises approximately 41% of the total area of the city. [1] It was founded on the harbor of Elliott Bay , home to the Port of Seattle —in 2002, the 9th busiest port in the United States by TEUs of container ...

  3. List of dams and reservoirs in Washington - Wikipedia

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    As of 2023, the U.S. state of Washington has 1,242 dams that are able to impound 10 acre-feet or more of water and are regulated by the Washington State Department of Ecology (DOE). These include dams that produce hydroelectricity and create reservoirs for irrigation, drinking water, or recreational uses. According to the DOE, approximately 52 ...

  4. Puget Sound - Wikipedia

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    The term "Puget Sound" is used not just for the body of water but also the Puget Sound region centered on the sound. Major cities on the sound include Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia, and Everett. Puget Sound is also the second-largest estuary in the United States, after Chesapeake Bay in Maryland and Virginia. [8]

  5. Category : Bodies of water of King County, Washington

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    Pages in category "Bodies of water of King County, Washington" ... Smith Cove (Seattle) This page was last edited on 30 May 2017, at 01:02 (UTC). Text ...

  6. Elliott Bay - Wikipedia

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    Seattle was founded on this body of water in the 1850s and has since grown to encompass it completely. The waterway it provides to the Pacific Ocean has served as a key element of the city's economy, enabling the Port of Seattle to become one of the busiest ports in the United States.

  7. Lake Washington Ship Canal - Wikipedia

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    The Lake Washington Ship Canal is a canal that runs through the city of Seattle and connects the fresh water body of Lake Washington to the salt water inland sea of Puget Sound. The Hiram M. Chittenden Locks accommodate the approximately 20-foot (6.1 m) difference in water level between Lake Washington and the sound.

  8. Lake Washington - Wikipedia

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    Around 1900, Seattle began discharging sewage into Lake Washington. During the 1940s and 1950s, eleven sewage treatment plants were sending state-of-the-art treated water into the lake at a rate of 20 million gallons per day. At the same time, phosphate-based detergents came into wide use.

  9. Union Bay (Seattle) - Wikipedia

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    Union Bay is a body of water located in Seattle, Washington. Part of Lake Washington , it is bounded by the Laurelhurst neighborhood to the north and the Montlake and Madison Park neighborhoods to the south.