Lake Tapps
Lake Tapps | ||
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Lake Tapps | ||
Geographical location | Pierce County in Washington (USA) | |
Tributaries | White River | |
Drain | White River → Puyallup River → Puget Sound | |
Islands | Tapps Island, Inlet Island, Bankers Island, Deer Island, Island Twentyone, Interlake Island, Island B, Scout Island | |
Places on the shore | Auburn , Bonney Lake | |
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Coordinates | 47 ° 14 '29 " N , 122 ° 11' 4" W | |
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Altitude above sea level | 166 m | |
surface | 9.85 km² |
Lake Tapps is a 1911 man-made reservoir in Pierce County, Washington by Puget Sound Energy (PSE) .
Until 2004, PSE generated electricity in the Dieringer Powerhouse . The hydroelectric power station was fed by a canal from the west side of Lake Tapps and fed approximately 32 km downstream into the White River . A dam in the southeast near Buckley diverts part of the White River through the Printz Basin in Lake Tapps.
In 2009 the lake was sold by PSE to the Cascade Water Alliance. The Cascade Water Alliance consists of the five cities of Bellevue , Issaquah , Kirkland , Redmond , Tukwila and the two Water Districts Sammamish Plateau Water and Sewer District and Skyway Water and Sewer District. The Cascade Water Alliance supplies over 20,000 businesses and almost 350,000 residents with drinking water.
ecology
The following types of fish can be found in Lake Tapps:
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife: Fishing and Shellfishing ( en ) January 31, 2016. Archived from the original on January 31, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ↑ Cascade Water - Strategic Plan ( en ) January 30, 2016. Archived from the original on January 31, 2016. Retrieved on January 30, 2016.