Lake Tacoma
Glacial lake (former) in Pierce County, Washington
47°17′00″N 122°26′58″W / 47.283283°N 122.449330°W / 47.283283; -122.449330Lake Tacoma is the name given the freshwater lake in the basin of the Puyallup River and the Green River (Duwamish River) at the point in time that the Vashon Glacier had receded northward into Commencement Bay. Prior to this, it was referred to as the Lake Puyallup. The bluff on which this city is built is used as the landmark where Lake Puyallup ceased and it became Lake Tacoma.[1]
See also
- Glacial Lake Russell
References
- ^ a b Washington Geological Survey, Bulletin No. 8; Glaciation of the Puget Sound Region; J. Harlen Bretz; Olympia, Wash, Frank M. Lamborn Public Printer; 1913
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