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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

1,586 Total Acres

City Area

7.4%

Drainage Jurisdiction(s)

Bellevue: 99.6%

Beaux Arts: 0.0%

Clyde Hill: 0.0%

Issaquah: 0.0%

King County: 0.0%

Kirkland: 0.0%

Medina: 0.0%

Newcastle: 0.0%

Redmond: 0.0%

Renton: 0.0%

Lowest Elevation

31 Ft

Highest Elevation

446 Ft

Total Length of Open Channel

4.6 Miles

Total Length of Storm Drainage Pipes:

35.7 Miles

Salmon Present in the Basin

  • Chinook*+ (Lake only)
  • Coho+ (Lake only)
  • Kokanee+ (Lake only)
  • Sockeye (Lake only)
  • Rainbow & Cutthroat Trout (Lake only)
  • Steelhead (Lake only)

* 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)

11,040

% of all Basins

7.3%

Basin Population Density

4,455 People per Square Mile

Land Use

 Entire BasinWithin Bellevue
Public Right of Way17.5%17.2%
Commercial/Office0.1%0.1%
Industrial0.0%0.0%
Institutional/Government2.3%2.3%
Mixed Use/Misc3.7%3.7%
Multi-Family1.0%1.0%
Open Space/Park9.1%9.2%
Single Family Residential60.0%60.3%
Unknown6.2%6.2%

Land Cover

  Entire Basin Within Bellevue Impervious 37.5% 37.6% Tree Canopy 39.2% 39.4% Impervious in 100 Ft Stream Buffer 11.5% 11.6% Tree Canopy in 100 Ft Stream Buffer 80.9% 81.6%