Historical changes to Lake Washington and route of the Lake Washington Ship Canal, King County, Washington
Open-File Report
81-1182
By: Michael J. Chrzastowski
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Abstract
Lake Washington, in the midst of the greater Seattle metropolitan area of the Puget Sound region (fig. 1), is an exceptional commercial, recreational, and esthetic resource for the region . In the past 130 years, Lake Washington has been changed from a " wild " lake in a wilderness setting to a regulated lake surrounded by a growing metropolis--a transformation that provides an unusual opportunity to study changes to a lake's shoreline and hydrologic characteristics -resulting from urbanization.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Historical changes to Lake Washington and route of the Lake Washington Ship Canal, King County, Washington |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 81-1182 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr811182 |
| Year Published | 1983 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | Report: 9 p.; Plate: 33.53 x 57.12 inches |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | King County |
| Other Geospatial | Lake Washington |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | Y |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |