Lake Tapps
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| Location | Pierce County, Washington, United States |
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| Type | reservoir |
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Lake Tapps is a reservoir in Pierce County, Washington. It was created in 1911 by Puget Sound Power & Light and operated for hydroelectric power until it ceased power production in 2004. The reservoir was sold to the Cascade Water Alliance, a collective of municipalities in King County, to provide drinking water to 350,000 residents and 20,000 businesses.
The lake is open to recreational use through an agreement between Cascade and homeowners on Lake Tapps to maintain certain reservoir levels during the summer. Cascade also has agreements with the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe and the Puyallup Tribe of Indians to ensure instream flows for fish. The level of the reservoir is lowered from about October to April to allow important upkeep and maintenance to be done, as well as an occasional major capital project. The winter lowering of the reservoir levels also ensures the safety of dikes from wind, waves and storms.[citation needed]
Lake Tapps is about 4.5 square miles (12 km2) in surface area and has about 45 miles (72 km) of shoreline. The local terrain is such that the shape of the shoreline is very complex, with many inlets, peninsulas, and islands. Before the reservoir was created there were several smaller lakes, including one called Lake Tapps. The reservoir is held in place by a series of dikes. The reservoir is also known to hold many fish including carp, smallmouth bass, perch, and tiger musky.[1]
A diversion dam on the White River, near Buckley, routes water into a flume which empties into the east side of Lake Tapps. On the west side of the reservoir, water had originally been routed to the Dieringer Powerhouse to generate hydroelectricity, after which the water was returned to the White River, about 20 miles (32 km) downstream from the diversion dam. Although there is no longer power generation, the water is still diverted and returned to the river through the former hydropower infrastructure.[2]
At the diversion structure on the White River the US Army Corps of Engineers began to replace the existing barrier and fish trap. The project began in mid-2018 and is expected to be completed in 2023.[3]
Lake Tapps is primarily in unincorporated Pierce County, with some surrounding areas part of the city of Bonney Lake. At the northern edge of Lake Tapps is Auburn.[4]
Public access
Public access is limited as the shoreline is nearly all developed and access restricted to neighborhood associations.[citation needed] General access is available at the northeastern end at North Lake Tapps Park.[5] The park is owned by Pierce County and open to the public, subject to a daily use fee. The other public access is on the south end at Allan Yorke Park, owned by Bonney Lake.[6]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Web designer. "Lake Tapps". Department of Fish and Wildlife. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Web designer. "Water Rights". Cascade Water Alliance. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Dowell, Bill. "Corps of Engineers lowering White River flows for barrier dam repairs". US Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District Website. US Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."North Lake Tapps Park". Pierce County Parks & Recreation. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Parks & Trails". Bonney Lake Public Works. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
External links
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- Bonney Lake & Lake Tapps Courier-Herald - Current articles
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- Lake Tapps Public Water Supply Project
- Cascade Water Alliance
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) documentation, filed under Dieringer, Pierce County, WA:
- HAER No. WA-64, "Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project", 162 photos, 3 color transparencies, 25 measured drawings, 39 data pages, 16 photo caption pages
- HAER No. WA-64-A, "Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, Headgate Operator's House", 3 photos, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. WA-64-B, "Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, Relief Headgate Operator's House", 3 photos, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. WA-64-C, "Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, Superintendent's Cottage", 2 photos, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. WA-64-D, "Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, Cottage No. 5", 2 photos, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. WA-64-E, "Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, Clubhouse", 3 photos, 1 photo caption page
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