Totem Lake

Totem Lake is a 2-acre (0.81 ha) lake in Kirkland, Washington, at the head of a branch of Juanita Creek, inside the Juanita Creek Basin.[3][4][5] A Kirkland neighborhood and former mall are named for the lake. A 17.2-acre (7.0 ha) park completely surrounds the lake, bordered by the Cross Kirkland Corridor linear park and trail.[6] The lake has had other names including Lake Wittenmyer, Lake Watstine, Mudd Lake, and an original Native American name which has been lost.[7]

Totem Lake
Lake Wittenmyer, Lake Watstine, Mudd Lake (historical)
Totem lake as seen from a hill to its north
LocationKirkland, Washington, United States
Coordinates47°42′39″N 122°10′34″W
TypeKettle lake
Primary outflowsJuanita Creek
Surface area2 acres (0.81 ha)[1]
Surface elevation131 feet (40 m)
Referencescoordinates and elevation from U.S. Geological Survey[2]

References

  1. "Lakes of King County", Official website, King County
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Totem Lake
  3. Juanita Creek Watershed Map, City of Kirkland Public Works Department
  4. United States Geological Survey 1:24,000 topographic quad map "Kirkland, WA" 1976 ed.
  5. Melissa English and Doreen Gavin (February 26, 2015). "How to treat stormwater in urban areas — like Totem Lake". Daily Journal of Commerce. Portland, Oregon.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  6. "Totem Lake Park". City of Kirkland official website. Department of Parks and Community Services. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  7. Phelps, Matt (January 12, 2011). "The history of Kirkland's Totem Lake Malls". Kirkland Reporter. Seattle via Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
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