Bitter Lake (Seattle)
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bitter-lake-seattle-197-769087
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Bitter Lake (Seattle)
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Bitter Lake is a small lake in northwest Seattle, Washington, USA. The lake covers 19 acres (77,000 m2), with a mean depth of 16 feet (4.9 m) and a maximum depth of 31 feet (9.4 m). Until 1913, a sawmill was located at its southwest corner. Tannic acid from logs dumped into the lake gave its water a bitter taste and the lake itself a name in English. In Lushootseed, the lake is called č̓alq̓ʷadiʔ, meaning "blackcaps on the sides," as it was a place where people historically came to collect these
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2024-04-04T14:53:10Z
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