The lake covers 19 acres (77,000 m2), with a mean depth of 16 feet (4.9 m) and a maximum depth of 31 feet (9.4 m). Until 1913, a sawmill was located at its southwest corner. Tannic acid from logs dumped into the lake gave its water a bitter taste and the lake itself a name in English.[1] In Lushootseed, the lake is called č̓alq̓ʷadiʔ, meaning "blackcaps on the sides,"[2] as it was a place where people historically came to collect these plants. It was also a refuge site for the Shilshole people when they experienced slave raids coming from the far north, in what is now Alaska and northern British Columbia.[3]
The lake is situated between Greenwood Avenue North to the west, Linden Avenue North to the east, North 137th Street to the north, and North 130th Street to the south. Bitter Lake drains through a piped outlet at its southeast end that eventually flows into Lake Union.[5]
Referencesedit
^"City of Seattle: State of the Waters 2007" (PDF). p. 25.
^Hilbert, Vi; Miller, Jay; Zahir, Zalmai (2001). sdaʔdaʔ gʷəɬ dibəɬ ləšucid ʔacaciɬtalbixʷ - Puget Sound Geography. Original Manuscript from T.T. Waterman. Lushootseed Press. p. 55. ISBN979-8750945764.
^Office Of The City Clerk, City Of Seattle. "Ordinance 82425". Seattle City Council Bills and Ordinances. Seattle.gov. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
^"City of Seattle: State of the Waters 2007" (PDF). p. 27.
January 01, 1970
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