Coal Creek is a creek in Bellevue, Washington, United States, on Seattle's Eastside. It is named for the coal mining industry prominent in the area in the 19th century. There is a popular trail which parallels the creek, allowing views of defunct coal mining equipment and even some bits of coal sitting on the ground in spots.

Coal Creek
Footbridge with Coal Creek Falls behind
Location
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	King
Physical characteristics
Source	Cougar Mountain
Mouth	Lake Washington
• location	Newport Shores, Bellevue
Length	7 mi (11 km)
Basin size	7.11 sq mi (18.4 km2)[1]

The source of Coal Creek is 1,400 feet (425 m) above sea level on Cougar Mountain. It flows approximately 7 miles (11 km) to the northwest, emptying into Lake Washington at Newport Shores.[1]

The surveyors Philip H. Lewis and Edwin Richardson first discovered coal along the creek in 1863.[2] This coal was better located for transport to Seattle than the mines further east at Squak Mountain, and in the 1870s the mining of this coal led to the founding of Newcastle, Washington.[3]

See also

• List of rivers of Washington (state)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coal Creek (Washington).

• USGS gage 12119705 Coal Creek, USGS Water-Date Report 2008
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coal Creek

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