| Haller Lake | |
|---|---|
| Location | north central Seattle, Washington |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 15 acres (6.1 ha) |
| Max. depth | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Water volume | 247 acre·ft (305,000 m3) |
Haller Lake is a small lake and neighborhood in north central Seattle, Washington, named for Theodore N. Haller, who platted the neighborhood in 1905. His father, Granville O. Haller, was one of Seattle's early settlers, an army officer who amassed a large estate in the region.
The Duwamish tribe called the lake "Calmed Down a Little" (Lushootseed: seesáhLtub), probably referring to the lakesite as a place of refuge during slave raids.[1] Early settlers called it Welch Lake after it was claimed in the 1880s by a British immigrant named John Welch.
The lake is located between N. 128th Street to the north, N. 122nd Street to the south, Densmore Avenue N. to the west, and Corliss Avenue N. to the east. It covers 15 acres (6.1 ha); its volume is 247 acre feet (305,000 m3) and its maximum depth is 36 feet (11 m). Its shoreline is private except for two public access points, the Meridian Avenue N. right-of-way on the north shore and the N. 125th Street right-of-way on the west. Haller Lake, which has a drainage area of about 280 acres, discharges through an outlet control structure on the west side of the lake that drains to Lake Union.[2]
The boundaries of the neighborhood are N. 145th Street to the north, beyond which is the city of Shoreline; N. 110th Street to the south, beyond which is Northgate; State Route 99 (Aurora Avenue) to the west, beyond which is Bitter Lake; and Interstate 5 to the east, beyond which is Jackson Park.
Within the neighborhood are Northacres Park, a large, forested public park east of the lake on 1st Avenue N.E.; Ingraham High School, north of the lake on N. 130th Street; Lakeside School, alma mater of Bill Gates, Paul Allen, and Adam West, in the northeast corner of the neighborhood; and Northwest Hospital and Medical Center, which occupies a 33 acres (13 ha) campus southwest of the lake on N. 115th Street.
The Haller Lake Community Club, just northwest of the lake at 12579 Densmore Avenue N., was formed in 1922 as the Haller Lake Improvement Club. It features a Wurlitzer theatre pipe organ installed in 1969.
In September 2005, the Seattle City Council unanimously approved projects to be funded through the second cycle of the Pro Parks Levy Opportunity Fund, including $150,000 for the Haller Lake Community Street End project. This project started in 2006 and was completed in 2007.[1]