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Lake Washington Watershed (WRIA 8)

Updated: July 2017

The City of Bellevue does not guarantee that the information on this map is accurate or complete. This data is provided on an "as is" basis and disclaims all warranties.

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Land Characteristics

Basin Area

8,735 Total Acres

City Area

38.5%

Drainage Jurisdiction(s)

Bellevue: 94.6%

Beaux Arts: 0.0%

Clyde Hill: 0.0%

Issaquah: 0.0%

King County: 2.0%

Kirkland: 0.3%

Medina: 0.0%

Newcastle: 0.0%

Redmond: 3.1%

Renton: 0.0%

Lowest Elevation

20 Ft

Highest Elevation

1,010 Ft

Total Length of Open Channel

26.5 Miles

Total Length of Storm Drainage Pipes:

162.7 Miles

Salmon Present in the Basin

  • Chinook*+
  • Sockeye
  • Rainbow & Cutthroat Trout
  • Chum
  • Steelhead
  • Coho+

* Listed Federal Endangered Species
+ City Species of Local Importance (Bellevue Land Use Code 20.25H.150A)

Population

The population density in Bellevue ranges from 1,344 to 9,851 people per square mile.

Basin Population (2016)

53,253

% of all Basins

35.3%

Basin Population Density

1,508 People per Square Mile

Land Use

 Entire BasinWithin Bellevue
Public Right of Way15.1%15.2%
Commercial/Office11.8%11.1%
Industrial1.6%1.7%
Institutional/Government6.4%6.8%
Mixed Use/Misc6.0%5.6%
Multi-Family4.7%4.9%
Open Space/Park12.3%10.9%
Single Family Residential35.2%36.9%
Unknown6.8%6.9%

Land Cover

 Entire BasinWithin Bellevue
Impervious42.7%50.6%
Tree Canopy38.3%37.7%
Impervious in 100 Ft Stream Buffer23.3%23.3%
Tree Canopy in 100 Ft Stream Buffer56.1%56.1%