Lake Sammamish
Lake Sammamish is a freshwater lake 8 miles east of Seattle in King County, Washington, United States. The lake is 7 miles long and 1.5 miles wide, with a maximum depth of 105 feet and a surface area of 8 sq mi Lake Sammamish watershed stretches from Redmond through Bellevue, and Issaquah to Preston and Hobart, and consists of numerous creeks which flow into the lake.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in King County, Washington state, United States of America
- Also known as: “Sammamish Lake”, “Sts-apa-bc”, and “Xa-tcx-atcu”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Weowna Park and Ebright Creek Park.
Phantom Lake
Lake
Photo: David Doan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Phantom Lake is a small lake inside the city limits of Bellevue, Washington, east of Seattle. A 2.6-mile pedestrian trail circles the lake, and according to the city government, Bellevue's oldest and largest trees are there. Phantom Lake is situated 2 miles west of Lake Sammamish.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sammamish and Eastgate.
Sammamish
Town
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Sammamish is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 67,455 at the 2020 census. Located on a plateau, the city is bordered by Lake Sammamish to the west and the Snoqualmie Valley to the east. Sammamish is situated 2 miles east of Lake Sammamish.
Eastgate
Suburb
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Eastgate is a neighborhood of Bellevue, Washington, United States. The population was 4,958 at the 2010 census. It was annexed by Bellevue in 2012. Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Eastgate ranked 38th of 522 areas in the state of Washington. Eastgate is situated 3 miles southwest of Lake Sammamish.
Overlake
Suburb
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Overlake is the name for a region comprising parts of eastern Bellevue and southern Redmond, Washington. It is in the vicinity of Microsoft's main corporate campus and is officially defined as a neighborhood consisting of the parts of Redmond lying south of Northeast 60th Street and between 148th Avenue Northeast and Bellevue-Redmond Road. Overlake is situated 3½ miles northwest of Lake Sammamish.
Lake Sammamish
- Category: body of water
- Location: King County, Puget Sound, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Sammamish from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Lake Sammamish” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lake Sammamish”
- Chinese: “瑟馬米什湖”
- Chinese: “薩馬米什湖”
- Czech: “Sammamišské jezero”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره ساماميش”
- Finnish: “Sammamishjärvi”
- French: “lac Sammamish”
- French: “Lac Sammamish”
- German: “Lake Sammamish”
- Japanese: “サマミッシュ湖”
- Spanish: “Lago Sammamish”
- Swedish: “Lake Sammamish”
- Welsh: “Llyn Sammamish”
- “Sammamish”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mint Grove and Inglewood.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sulphur Springs Point and Rosemont Beach.
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