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Lake Washington Ship Canal (Portage Bay from Montlake Cut)
Primary outflows
Lake Washington Ship Canal (Fremont Cut to Salmon Bay)
Catchment area
571 square miles (1,480 km2)[2]
Basin countries
United States
Surface area
580 acres (2.3 km2)[2]
Average depth
34 feet (10 m)[2]
Max. depth
50 feet (15 m)[2]
Water volume
20,000 acre-feet (25,000,000 m3)[2]
Lake Union (Lushootseed: x̌ax̌čuʔ)[3][a] is a freshwater lake located entirely within the city limits of Seattle, Washington, United States. It is a major part of the Lake Washington Ship Canal, which carries fresh water from the much larger Lake Washington on the east to Puget Sound on the west. The easternmost point of the lake is the Ship Canal Bridge, which carries Interstate 5 over the eastern arm of the lake and separates Lake Union from Portage Bay. Lake Union is the namesake of the neighborhoods located on three of its shores: Eastlake, Westlake and South Lake Union. Notable destinations on the lake include Lake Union Park, the Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI), and the Center for Wooden Boats on the southern shore and Gas Works Park on the northern shore.
University of Washington campus frontage on Lake Union, 1919
The Aurora Bridge (officially the George Washington Memorial Bridge) carries State Route 99 over the western arm of Lake Union. The Aurora Bridge is so named because it carries Aurora Ave N down the western side of the lake. Lake Union's westernmost point can be considered the Fremont Cut, which is located just west of the Aurora Bridge and is spanned by the Fremont Bridge. The Fremont Bridge carries Fremont Ave N between the neighborhoods of Fremont and Queen Anne and separates Lake Union from the rest of the Lake Washington Ship Canal to the west.
^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Union
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