This is the main article on the bodies of water of Seattle. Seattle, Washington, USA is located between Puget Sound on the west and Lake Washington on the east. It was founded on the harbor of Elliott Bay, home to the Port of Seattle—in 2002, the 9th busiest port in the United States by TEUs of container traffic and the 46th busiest in the world. [1]  (http://www.marad.dot.gov/Marad_Statistics/Con-Pts-02.htm), [2]  (http://www.aapa-ports.org/industryinfo/statistics.htm) City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area   - Total   - Land   - Water   - % water 369. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... Puget Sound Puget Sound is an arm of the Pacific Ocean in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. ... Lake Washington is the second largest natural lake in Washington state, USA, behind Lake Chelan, and the largest lake in King County. ... Elliott Bay and the Seattle waterfront, looking north from the Pacific Coast Co. ... The Port of Seattle is the municipal corporation that runs Seattles seaport and airport. ... Categories: Stub | Commercial item transport and distribution | Transportation ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... Categories: Stub | Commercial item transport and distribution | Ship types ...

Seattle is divided in half by the Lake Washington Ship Canal, which connects Lake Washington to Puget Sound. From east to west, it incorporates Union Bay, the Montlake Cut, Portage Bay, Lake Union, the Fremont Cut, Salmon Bay, and Shilshole Bay. The southern half of Seattle is itself divided by the Duwamish River, which empties into the south end of Elliott Bay as the industrialized Duwamish Waterway. The Lake Washington Ship Canal, which runs through Seattle, Washington connecting Lake Washington to Puget Sound, is a system consisting of, from east to west, Union Bay, the Montlake Cut, Portage Bay, Lake Union, the Fremont Cut, Salmon Bay, the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, and Shilshole Bay. ... Union Bay is that part of Lake Washington west of a line drawn between Webster Point in Seattles Laurelhurst neighborhood in the north and the northeast corner of the Madison Park neighborhood in the south. ... Montlake Cut, looking west The Montlake Cut is the easternmost section of the Lake Washington Ship Canal, which passes through the city of Seattle, linking Lake Washington to Puget Sound. ... Portage Bay is an arm of Seattle, Washingtons Lake Union and is part of the Lake Washington Ship Canal. ... Lake Union from atop the Space Needle Lake Union is a freshwater lake completely within the Seattle, Washington city limits. ... Categories: Stub | Seattle geography ... Salmon Bay is that part of the Lake Washington Ship Canal--which passes through the city of Seattle, linking Lake Washington to Puget Sound--that lies west of the Fremont Cut. ... Shilshole Bay is that part of Puget Sound east of a line drawn northeasterly from Seattles West Point in the southwest to its Golden Gardens Park in the northeast. ... The Duwamish River is the name of the lower 12 miles (19 km) of Washington states Green River. ... Elliott Bay and the Seattle waterfront, looking north from the Pacific Coast Co. ...

In addition, Seattle contains three other lakes, all north of the Ship Canal: Bitter Lake, Haller Lake, and Green Lake. Bitter Lake is a small lake and neighborhood in north central Seattle, Washington (USA). ... Haller Lake is a small lake and neighborhood in north central Seattle, Washington, named for Theodore N. Haller, who platted the neighborhood in 1905. ... Categories: Stub | Seattle geography ...

Seattle is also home to a number of creeks. Those emptying into Puget Sound include Broadview Creek, Fauntleroy Creek, Longfellow Creek, and Piper's Creek; emptying into Lake Washington are Arboretum Creek, Ravenna Creek (via University Slough), and Thornton Creek. A map showing all of Seattle's streams and watersheds can be found here (http://www.cityofseattle.net/parks/environment/livinggreen/watersheds.jpg). Broadview Creek is a stream in the Broadview neighborhood of Seattle, USA. It flows for about 2600 feet from its headwaters just off Northshire Road N.W. to its outlet into Puget Sound. ... Fauntleroy Creek is a stream in the West Seattle neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, USA. It flows for about a mile from its headwaters in the 32 acre (129,000 m²) ravine of Fauntleroy Park to its outlet just south of the state ferry terminal on Puget Sounds Fauntleroy Cove... Longfellow Creek is a stream in the West Seattle neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, USA. It runs about 2. ... Arboretum Creek is a stream in USA, whose entire length of approximately 4000 feet lies within the boundaries of the Washington Park Arboretum. ... Ravenna Creek is a stream in the Ravenna and Roosevelt neighborhoods of Seattle, Washington, USA, whose present length of nearly 3500 feet is entirely within the boundaries of Cowen and Ravenna Parks. ... You may be looking for information on Thames Valley University, Slough University Slough is one of three drainage channels constructed for the East Campus of the University of Washington, in Seattle, Washington, USA. It extends from N.E. 45th Street, between the schools soccer field and driving range, south... Thornton Creek is a stream that flows over 17 miles from Shoreline, Washington, USA through the Northgate and Lake City neighborhoods of Seattle. ... The primary meaning of stream is a body of water, confined within a bed and banks and having a detectable current. ... For the term related to television programmes, see watershed (television). ...

The main inlets of Puget Sound are Elliott Bay, Smith Cove, and Shilshole Bay; the main inlet of Lake Washington is Union Bay. Smith Cove (formerly known as Smiths Cove) is a body of water, defined as that part of Seattles Elliott Bay which is north of a line running southeasterly from the west end of Elliott Bay Marina in the northwest to the far northwest tip of Myrtle Edwards Park...