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.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 1983 |
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Title | Historical changes to Lake Washington and route of the Lake Washington Ship Canal, King County, Washington |
DOI | 10.3133/wri811182 |
Authors | Michael J. Chrzastowski |
Publication Type | Report |
Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
Series Title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
Series Number | 81-1182 |
Index ID | wri811182 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
USGS Organization | U.S. Geological Survey |