Angle Lake (Washington)

For other uses, see Angle Lake (disambiguation).
Angle Lake
Aerial view of Angle Lake, looking from the west
Location of Angle Lake in Washington, USA.
Location of Angle Lake in Washington, USA.
Angle Lake
Location of Angle Lake in Washington, USA.
Location of Angle Lake in Washington, USA.
Angle Lake
LocationSeaTac, Washington,
United States
Coordinates47°25′41.11″N 122°17′8.62″W / 47.4280861°N 122.2857278°W / 47.4280861; -122.2857278
TypeGlacial lake
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area102 acres (41 ha)
Max. depth52 ft (16 m)[1]
Surface elevation367 ft (112 m)

Angle Lake is an L-shaped lake in SeaTac, Washington, United States, occupying 102 acres (0.41 km2) between Interstate 5 and State Route 99. The lake most likely was so named on account of its outline, which forms a right angle.[2] Like nearby Lake Burien and Bow Lake, it was formed by the glacial retreat roughly 12,000 years ago.[3]

On the western shore is a 10-acre (0.040 km2) park, Angle Lake Park, administered by the City of SeaTac Parks and Recreation department.[4] The remainder of the shoreline is ringed with private homes. The Angle Lake light rail station is named for the lake, and is located to the southwest.

The lake is stocked with rainbow trout by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.[5] It is also home to kokanee, largemouth bass, crappie, catfish, and yellow perch. The lake is open to fishing year-round.[6][7]

Angle Lake was home to an annual fireworks show and hydroplane races on Independence Day until 2024, when both were replaced by a drone show due to a complaint filed by a resident, who cited a 1932 Washington Supreme Court ruling. During the first drone show, 55 of the 200 drones lost their GPS signals and descended into the lake, rendering them unusable.[8]

  1. ^ "Angle Lake". King County. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  2. ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 8.
  3. ^ Dorpat, Paul; Crowley, Walt (2003). "SeaTac -- Thumbnail History". HistoryLink. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  4. ^ Angle Lake Park, City of SeaTac Parks and Recreation
  5. ^ Triploid Trout Program Archived 2008-09-15 at the Wayback Machine, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
  6. ^ Some Tips On Where You Can Go Fishin' In South County Area, Seattle Times, April 27, 1993
  7. ^ Angle, WashingtonLakes.com
  8. ^ Lacitis, Erik (July 6, 2024). "SeaTac's $40,000 Fourth of July fail: 55 drones drop into Angle Lake". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 7, 2024.