Paradise Lake (Washington)

Paradise Lake is a small freshwater lake in the north of King County, Washington, USA, located two miles east of Woodinville.[3] The lake has no public access boat launch.[4] It feeds into Bear Creek, which flows towards the Sammamish River at Redmond.

Paradise Lake
LocationKing County, Washington
Coordinates47.7735290°N 122.0683272°W / 47.7735290; -122.0683272[1]
Catchment area2,419 acres (979 ha)[2]
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area18 acres (7.3 ha)[2]
Average depth17 ft (5.2 m)[2]
Max. depth28 ft (8.5 m)[2]
Surface elevation259 ft (79 m)[1]

Fish in the lake include cutthroat trout,[5][6] rainbow trout,[7] and sockeye salmon[6] as well as rock bass, pumpkinseed, walleye, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch.[8] A fishing license is required.[8]

The lake was formerly used to raise non-native bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana) for the restaurant industry, and a high population of bullfrogs remains.[6] The lake is also home to a very rare species of mollusk, Valvata mergella, collected by W. J. Eyerdam in 1941, B. R. Bales in 1958, and T. J. Frest and E. J. Johannes in 1995.[9]

Water quality in the lake was classified as eutrophic by the King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks in 2003.[10] The water was monitored by volunteers between 1996 and 2008.[2] The water temperature was found to vary between 4 °C and 22 °C[4] and thermal stratification during the summer was found to be stable.[2] Two significant peaks in the algae population were detected, predominantly Dinobryon and other chrysophytes, in late May and in late September. Other species detected include several cryptophyte species and the diatom Asterionella formosa.[4] Phosphorus content was found to be significantly higher in the depths through sedimentary release.[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Paradise Lake (Washington)
  2. "Paradise Lake". green2.kingcounty.gov. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
  3. "Lakes of King County, Washington". kingcounty.gov. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
  4. King County Lake Stewardship Program (4 April 2005). "King County Lake Monitoring 2003 Report" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-12-08.
  5. "Region IV – King County – Fly Fishing Tips". selectflies.com. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
  6. Philip Roni; Ed Quimby; American Fisheries Society (1 January 2005). Monitoring Stream and Watershed Restoration. CABI. p. 293. ISBN 978-1-888569-63-6. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
  7. "Paradise Lake Fishing in King County, Washington – GotMyFishOn!". gotmyfishon.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-20. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
  8. "Paradise Lake Fishing near Cottage Lake, Washington". HookandBullet.com. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
  9. Edward J. Johannes (24 November 2010). "Freshwater mollusks found during a survey for Potamopyrgus antipodarum (New Zealand mudsnail) within a five-mile radius of Capitol Lake, Thurston County, Washington" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-12-08.
  10. King County Department of Natural Resources (13 May 2004). "King County Small Lake Water Quality Map" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-12-08.
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