Yellow Lake is a small lake in the Klahanie neighborhood of

Sammamish, Washington Sammamish ( ) is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 67,455 at the 2020 census. Located on a plateau, the city is bordered by Lake Sammamish to the west and the Snoqualmie Valley to the east. Sammamish is s ...

. The lake sits within a forested area, next to Klahanie Park.

Description

Yellow Lake is located within Klahanie, a planned community that was annexed by Sammamish in 2016. The lake was named for its yellow water lilies, it is surrounded by a forested buffer strip, serving as an urban wildlife sanctuary. Due to this abundant habitat, it supports many birds and other wildlife. It is encircled by a walking trail. The lake has not been monitored for nutrient levels since 2004, but those measurements indicate that it is borderline

eutrophic Eutrophication is a general term describing a process in which nutrients accumulate in a body of water, resulting in an increased growth of organisms that may deplete the oxygen in the water; ie. the process of too many plants growing on the s ...

. The lake has a watershed, entirely within Klahanie.

References

{{reflist Lakes of King County, Washington Lakes of Washington (state) Sammamish, Washington