Kelsey Creek (Washington)

Kelsey Creek
Kelsey Creek in Bellevue's Crossroads neighborhood
Kelsey Creek (Washington) is located in Washington (state)
Kelsey Creek (Washington)
Location of the mouth of Kelsey Creek in Washington
Kelsey Creek (Washington) is located in the United States
Kelsey Creek (Washington)
Kelsey Creek (Washington) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
RegionKing County
Physical characteristics
SourceLake Hills Greenbelt
 • locationBellevue, Washington
 • coordinates[1]
Mouth 
 • location
Lake Washington
 • coordinates
47°36′01″N 122°09′58″W / 47.60028°N 122.16611°W / 47.60028; -122.16611
 • elevation
16 ft (4.9 m)
Basin size17.0 sq mi (44 km2)[2]
Discharge 
 • average22.5 cu ft/s (0.64 m3/s)[3]
 • minimum1.9 cu ft/s (0.054 m3/s)
 • maximum832 cu ft/s (23.6 m3/s)

Kelsey Creek is a creek in Bellevue, Washington on Seattle's Eastside. Originating in the wetlands in the Lake Hills greenbelt between Phantom Lake and Larsen Lake, it flows north and west through the Crossroads neighborhood and then south to Kelsey Creek Park where it turns west and becomes the Mercer Slough just west of Interstate 405. The centerpiece of the largest wetland adjacent to Lake Washington at 367 acres (149 ha), the slough empties into the East Channel of Lake Washington at Interstate 90.

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kelsey Creek
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference waterQuality was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Water Resources Data-Washington Water Year 2005; Lake Washington Basins" (PDF). USGS. Retrieved 3 August 2009.