Angle Lake is an L-shaped
lake
A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...
in
SeaTac, Washington, United States, occupying between
Interstate 5
Interstate 5 (I-5) is the main north–south Interstate Highway System, Interstate Highway on the West Coast of the United States, running largely parallel to the Pacific coast of the contiguous U.S. from Mexico to Canada. It travels thro ...
and
State Route 99. The lake most likely was so named on account of its outline, which forms a right angle. Like nearby
Lake Burien and
Bow Lake, it was formed by the glacial retreat roughly 12,000 years ago.
On the western shore is a park, Angle Lake Park, administered by the City of SeaTac Parks and Recreation department. 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
The rainbow trout (''Oncorhynchus mykiss'') is a species of trout native to cold-water tributary, tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in North America and Asia. The steelhead (sometimes called steelhead trout) is an Fish migration#Classification, ...
by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. It is also home to
kokanee,
largemouth bass,
crappie,
catfish
Catfish (or catfishes; order (biology), order Siluriformes or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Catfish are common name, named for their prominent barbel (anatomy), barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, though not ...
, and
yellow perch. The lake is open to fishing year-round.
Angle Lake was home to an annual fireworks show and
hydroplane races on
Independence Day
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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
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ruling. During the first drone show, 55 of the 200 drones lost their
GPS signals and descended into the lake, rendering them unusable.
Park
Angle Lake Park was established in the 1920s as the private Angle Lake Plunge resort. The Park was acquired by King County in 1957 becoming the public Angle Lake Park. After the City was formed the County transferred the ownership of Angle Lake Park to the City of SeaTac.
The entrance to the park is off International Boulevard ( State Route 99), from Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. It includes of the lake shore, with a swimming area, fishing pier, picnic areas and public boat launch.Angle Lake Park Phase I
, Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition
References
Lakes of King County, Washington
Lakes of Washington (state)
Parks in King County, Washington
SeaTac, Washington
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