Totem Lake

Totem Lake
Totem Lake
Lake Wittenmyer, Lake Watstine, Mudd Lake (historical)
	Totem lake as seen from a hill to its north
	Totem Lake
Location	Kirkland, Washington, United States
Coordinates	47°42′39″N 122°10′34″W / 47.71083°N 122.17611°WCoordinates: 47°42′39″N 122°10′34″W / 47.71083°N 122.17611°W
Type	Kettle lake
Primary outflows	Juanita Creek
Surface area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Surface elevation	131 feet (40 m)
References	coordinates and elevation from U.S. Geological Survey

Totem Lake is a 2-acre (0.81 ha) lake in Kirkland, Washington, at the head of a branch of Juanita Creek, inside the Juanita Creek Basin.^[3]^[4]^[5] A Kirkland neighborhood and retail/residential development are named for the lake. A 17.2-acre (7.0 ha) park completely surrounds the lake, bordered by the Cross Kirkland Corridor linear park and trail.^[6] The lake has had other names including Lake Wittenmyer, Lake Watstine, Mudd Lake, and an original Native American name which has been lost.^[7]

References[]

^ "Lakes of King County", Official website, King County
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Totem Lake
^ Juanita Creek Watershed Map, City of Kirkland Public Works Department
^ United States Geological Survey 1:24,000 topographic quad map "Kirkland, WA" 1976 ed.
^ Melissa English and Doreen Gavin (February 26, 2015). "How to treat stormwater in urban areas — like Totem Lake". Daily Journal of Commerce. Portland, Oregon.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
^ "Totem Lake Park". City of Kirkland official website. Department of Parks and Community Services. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
^ Phelps, Matt (January 12, 2011). "The history of Kirkland's Totem Lake Malls". Kirkland Reporter. Seattle – via Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

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[KC-1] "Lakes of King County", Official website, King County

[2] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Totem Lake

[3] Juanita Creek Watershed Map, City of Kirkland Public Works Department

[4] United States Geological Survey 1:24,000 topographic quad map "Kirkland, WA" 1976 ed.

[5] Melissa English and Doreen Gavin (February 26, 2015). "How to treat stormwater in urban areas — like Totem Lake". Daily Journal of Commerce. Portland, Oregon.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

[6] "Totem Lake Park". City of Kirkland official website. Department of Parks and Community Services. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

[7] Phelps, Matt (January 12, 2011). "The history of Kirkland's Totem Lake Malls". Kirkland Reporter. Seattle – via Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

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