Phantom Lake

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.

For the lake in South Dakota, see Phantom Lake (South Dakota).
Phantom Lake
View east from Phantom Lake Park in 2017
Phantom Lake is located in Washington (state)
Phantom Lake
Phantom Lake
Phantom Lake is located in the United States
Phantom Lake
Phantom Lake
LocationBellevue, Washington
Coordinates47°35′36″N 122°07′30″W
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area63 acres (25 ha)
Max. depth45 ft (14 m)
Shore length12.6 miles (4.2 km)
Surface elevation250 ft (76 m)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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 (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
  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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