Lake Bellevue, also called Lake Sturtevant,[3][1] is a small lake inside the city limits of Bellevue, Washington. Along with Phantom Lake and Larsen Lake, it is one of three small lakes inside the city, which also borders Lake Washington and Lake Sammamish.[4] Sturtevant Creek, a tributary of Kelsey Creek, has its origin at Lake Bellevue and contains Chinook (an endangered species), Sockeye and Coho salmon.[5] In the 773-acre (313 ha) creek basin, 71% of the land has an impervious surface (roads and parking lots).[5]

Lake Bellevue
Lake Bellevue and the Downtown Bellevue skyline, seen from the east
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Location	Bellevue, Washington
Coordinates	47°37′12″N 122°10′54″W
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	10 acres (4.0 ha)[1]
Surface elevation	141 ft (43 m)[2]

The lake is named for settler Clark Merrill Sturtevant, a United States Civil War veteran who homesteaded there in 1872.[3]

Tracks for the Northern Pacific Railroad passing near the lake were laid in 1904.[6] Sound Transit acquired part of the right of way for East Link Extension light rail. The Wilburton station, under construction in 2017, will be near the west side of the lake. The Spring District development and its separate light rail station about one half mile (one kilometer) away will be near the northeastern shore of the lake.

See also

• Forbes Creek (Washington) § Forbes Lake, a lake an in the adjacent city of Kirkland, with similar surface area and geology, also homesteaded by a Civil War veteran

References

External links

• Media related to Lake Bellevue at Wikimedia Commons

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