Totem Lake Explained

Totem Lake
Other Name:Lake Wittenmyer, Lake Watstine, Mudd Lake (historical)
Location:Kirkland, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates:47.7108°N -122.1761°W
Type:Kettle lake
Outflow:Juanita Creek
Area:2acres
Pushpin Map:USA#Washington
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the United States##Location in Washington
Reference:coordinates and elevation
from U.S. Geological Survey

Totem Lake is a 2adj=on1adj=on lake in the northwest United States, located in Kirkland, Washington, a suburb east of Seattle, at the head of a branch of Juanita Creek, inside the Juanita Creek Basin.[1] [2] [3] A Kirkland neighborhood and retail/residential development are named for the lake.

A 17.2acres park completely surrounds the lake, bordered by the Cross Kirkland Corridor linear park and trail.[4] The lake has had other names including Lake Wittenmyer, Lake Watstine, Mudd Lake, and an original Native American name which has been lost.[5]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.kirklandwa.gov/Assets/Public+Works/Public+Works+PDFs/Surface+Water/Juanita+Creek+Watershed+Map.pdf Juanita Creek Watershed Map
  2. United States Geological Survey 1:24,000 topographic quad map "Kirkland, WA" 1976 ed.
  3. News: Daily Journal of Commerce. Portland, Oregon. How to treat stormwater in urban areas — like Totem Lake. February 26, 2015. Melissa English . Doreen Gavin .
  4. Web site: Totem Lake Park. Department of Parks and Community Services. City of Kirkland official website. January 19, 2021.
  5. News: The history of Kirkland's Totem Lake Malls. Matt . Phelps. January 12, 2011. Kirkland Reporter. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Seattle.