Green Lake (Seattle)
Green Lake (Lushootseed: dxʷƛ̕əš) is a freshwater lake in north central Seattle, Washington, within Green Lake Park. The park is surrounded by the Green Lake neighborhood to the north and east, the Wallingford neighborhood to the south, the Phinney Ridge neighborhood to the west, and Woodland Park to the southwest. It is a glacial lake, its basin having been dug 50,000 years ago by the Vashon glacier, which also created Lake Washington, Union, Bitter and Haller Lakes.
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Looking southwest toward Woodland Park | |
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Map of Green Lake | |
| Location | Seattle, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47.678°N 122.337°W |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 259 acres (1.05 km2) |
| Average depth | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Max. depth | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Shore length1 | 2.8 mi (4.5 km) |
| Surface elevation | 160 ft (49 m) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
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