Lake Sammamish

Infobox lake
lake_name = Lake Sammamish
image_lake = Lake Sammamish - Swing (635521538).jpg
caption_lake =
image_bathymetry = Seattle-lakewashington-lakesammamish.png caption_bathymetry = Map of lakes Washington and Sammamish
location = King County, Washington
coords = coord|47|35|59|N|122|05|54|W|display=inline,title|region:US_type:waterbody_scale:150000|name=Lake Sammamish
type =
inflow = Issaquah Creek
outflow = Sammamish River
catchment =
basin_countries = United States
length = convert|7.3|mi|km
width = convert|1.5|mi|km|0
area = 19.8 km² (4,897 acres)
depth = unit_ft|58|1
max-depth = unit_ft|105|0
volume =
residence_time =
shore =
elevation = unit_ft|30|0
islands =
cities =

Lake Sammamish is a lake convert|8|mi|km|0 east of Seattle in King County, Washington, United States. It lies to the east of Lake Washington and to the west of the Sammamish Plateau, and is convert|7|mi|km|0 long and convert|1.5|mi|km|0 wide. Lake Sammamish runs north and south, stretching from the city of Issaquah, Washington in the south to Redmond, Washington in the north. It is a freshwater body that drains into Lake Washington via the Sammamish River. Issaquah Creek feeds the lake on the southern end. It has a maximum depth of unit_ft|105|0. The main leisure activities include rowing (crew), water skiing, wakeboarding, tubing, and jet skiing.

The area surrounding Lake Sammamish has been, in recent times, the most rapidly growing suburban district in the Greater Seattle Metropolitan Area. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, the cities of Redmond, Snoqualmie, Fall City, Issaquah and Bellevue have grown substantially. A new town, Sammamish, Washington was incorporated in 1999, because of the suburban growth.

Lake Sammamish is bordered by Marymoor Park at the lake's north end, Lake Sammamish State Park at its south end and East Lake Sammamish Trail.

External links

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq U.S. Geological Survey names query form]
* [http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/waterres/lakes/LakeSammamish.htm Lake Sammamish Overview and Detailed Graphs, King County, Washington]