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Black Lake is a lake located about 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Olympia, Washington. [2] [3] It has two outflows; the Black River, which drains southwest into the Chehalis River and thence to Gray's Harbor and the Pacific Ocean, and Percival Creek, which drains northeast into Capitol Lake and thence into Puget Sound.
The Black River's source is Black Lake, located about 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Tumwater.The river flows generally south, through Littlerock, near the Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve, then southwest, passing through the Black River Habitat Management Area and the town of Rochester, before meandering west through the community of Gate and entering Grays Harbor County, where it empties into the ...
This is a list of natural lakes and reservoirs located fully or partially in the U.S. state of Washington. Natural lakes that have been altered with a dam, such as ...
The Black River is a tributary of the Duwamish River in King County in the U.S. state of Washington. It drained Lake Washington until 1916, when the opening of the Lake Washington Ship Canal lowered the lake, causing part of the Black River to dry up. It still exists as a dammed stream about 2 miles (3.2 km) long.
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Before 1912 the Cedar River did not empty into Lake Washington but rather into the Black River. The Black River drained the southern end of Lake Washington, flowing south then west to join the Green River. The Black–Green confluence created the Duwamish River, which emptied into Elliott Bay. In 1911, there was a major flood along the lower ...
In the Puget Sound depression, a series of lakes developed, of which Lake Russell was the largest and the longest lasting. Early Lake Russell’s surface was at 160 ft (49 m) above sea level, draining across the divide at Shelton, Washington into early Glacial Lake Russell. When the ice margin receded northward, the lake expanded.
Blake Island (Lushootseed: tatču) [3] is a Puget Sound island in Kitsap County, Washington, United States, that is preserved as Blake Island Marine State Park. [4] The island lies north of Vashon Island , south of Bainbridge Island , and east of Manchester . [ 2 ]