Lake Washington

Lake Washington
The Lacy V. Murrow floating bridge on the lake is the second longest such bridge in the world
Map of Lakes Washington and Sammamish
Location	King County, Washington, USA
Coordinates	47°37′0″N 122°15′53″W
Primary inflows	Sammamish, Cedar Rivers; Ravenna, Thornton, Kelsey, Juanita, and Coal Creeks
Primary outflows	Lake Washington Ship Canal (1916)
Catchment area	315,000 acres (1,270 km2)
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	22 mi (35 km)
Surface area	33.8 square miles (88 km2), 33.8 square miles (21,600 acres)
Average depth	108 ft (33 m)
Max. depth	214 ft (65 m)
Water volume	2,400,000 acre⋅ft (3.0 km3)
Surface elevation	16 ft (4.9 m) above mean sea level, 20.6 ft (6.3 m) above Puget Sound mean lower low tide
Islands	Mercer Island, Foster Island, Marsh Island, Ohler's Island, Pritchard Island

Lake Washington is a lake in the US state of Washington. It is next to the city of Seattle. Seattle is on the west side of the lake, Lake City, Bothell, and Kenmore to the north, Kirkland and Bellevue to the east, and Renton to the south. Mercer Island is in the south end of the lake. The deepest part of the lake is 210 feet (64 m) deep. The lake is 21 feet (6.4 m) above sea level. It is a fresh water lake. On a few days of the year are people allowed to fish for salmon in the lake.