ECOSYSTEM
INT1
TASK 2
Lake Washington
Description
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Lake Washington is a large freshwater lake (Lake
Washington, 2013).
Lake Washington is approximately 33.82 square miles (Lake
Washington, 2013).
Lake Washington’s maximum depth is 214 feet (Lake
Washington, 2013).
Lake Washington has two main tributaries. The Cedar River and the Sammamish River (Lake Washington, 2013).
Lake Washington’s main outlet is the Ship Canal to Puget
Sound (Lake Washington, 2013).
(Jacobs, 2013)
LAKE WASHINGTON
LOCATION
• Lake Washington is located in King County
Washington (Lake Washington, 2013).
• Lake Washington is located between 4 cities;
Seattle to the West, Bellevue to the East,
Renton to the South, …show more content…
GUIDELINES
• STUDY THE BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC COMPONENTS OF LAKE
WASHINGTON AND MONITOR THE HEALTH OF THESE COMPONENTS.
• CONTINUE TO DIVERT WASTE AWAY FROM THE LAKE.
• SET ASIDE AREAS AS PROTECTED.
• EDUCATE PUBLIC ABOUT LIVING AND WORKING NEAR PROTECTED
AREAS.
(Jacobs, 2013)
REFERENCES
DEANGELIS, J. (2004, JANUARY 1). AQUATIC INSECTSÂ . AQUATIC FRESHWATER INSECTS, ENTOMOLOGY
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DAMSELFLIES, STONEFLIES, MAYFLIES, FLY FISHING. RETRIEVED
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FIND LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE WITH GOOGLE MAPS. (N.D.). FIND LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE WITH
GOOGLE MAPS. RETRIEVED NOVEMBER 5, 2013, FROM HTTP://UNIVERSIMMEDIA.PAGESPERSOORANGE.FR/GEO/LOC.HTM
LAKE WASHINGTON. (2013, SEPTEMBER 25). DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND PARKS, KING
COUNTY, WASHINGTON. RETRIEVED NOVEMBER 5, 2013, FROM
HTTP://GREEN.KINGCOUNTY.GOV/LAKES/LAKEWASHINGTON.ASPX
LAKE WASHINGTON. (2013, SEPTEMBER 25). DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND PARKS, KING
COUNTY, WASHINGTON. RETRIEVED NOVEMBER 5, 2013, FROM
HTTP://GREEN.KINGCOUNTY.GOV/LAKES/LAKEWASHINGTON.ASPX