Phantom Lake

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location = Bellevue, Washington
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Phantom Lake is a small lake inside the city limits of Bellevue, Washington. A 2.6 mile long pedestrian trail circles the lake, and according to Bellevue city government, the city's oldest and largest trees can be seen there. [cite web|url=http://www.ci.bellevue.wa.us/phantom_lake_walkway.htm|publisher=City of Bellevue Resource & Natural Resources|title=Phantom Lake Trail]

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 processcite web | title=Weowna Creek Restoration -- High Tech - Low Impact | url=http://www.scn.org/savelake/newsltrspring9/index2.htm#Weowna%20Creek%20Restoration| accessdate=2007-08-15 ] .

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*gnis|1507398
* [http://content.lib.washington.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/imlseastside&CISOPTR=461&REC=1 1894 photo of Phantom Lake School]
* [http://content.lib.washington.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/imlseastside&CISOPTR=303&REC=1 1939 photo of Phantom Lake]