Lake Youngs

Lake Youngs is a reservoir in King County, Washington, United States. It is located between Maple Valley and Renton along the route of pipelines carrying water from the Cedar River to Seattle,[1] and is accessible only to Seattle Public Utilities staff and authorized visitors.[2]

Lake Youngs
Location of Lake Youngs in Washington, USA.
Location of Lake Youngs in Washington, USA.
Lake Youngs
Location of Lake Youngs in Washington, USA.
Location of Lake Youngs in Washington, USA.
Lake Youngs
LocationKing County, Washington, United States
Coordinates47°25′11″N 122°7′27″W
Typereservoir
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area700 acres (280 ha)
Max. depth72 ft (22 m)

Originally the site of 548 acres (222 ha) Swan Lake,[1] construction of the Lake Youngs reservoir began in earnest in the early 1920s and was completed by 1926. Lake Youngs has a surface area of 700 acres (2.8 km2) and a maximum depth of 72 feet (22 m).[3] It was named for longtime Seattle Water Department head L. B. Youngs, who died in 1923.[1] Lake Youngs is used as a visual checkpoint for pilots flying into and out of Renton Municipal Airport.

Lake Youngs is drained by Little Soos Creek.

See also

References

  1. "Seattle Public Utiltities: Lake Youngs". Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  2. "Lakes of King County". Retrieved 2017-09-10.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.