Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Bow Lake

Bow Lake is a reservoir in King County, Washington, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1513899. It sits at 102.3 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

Everything below is the federal record for this place, with each value's source named.

NameBow Lake
GNIS feature ID1513899
Kind of placeReservoir
StateWashington
CountyKing
Latitude47.43846
Longitude-122.29337
USGS topographic mapDes Moines
First recorded09/10/1979
Elevationcalculated102.3 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated336 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

Other reservoirs

Every reservoir covered here

Other places in King County

Questions

Where is Bow Lake?

In King County, Washington, at 47.43846, -122.29337. The USGS records it on the Des Moines topographic map.

How high is Bow Lake?

102.3 metres (336 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is Bow Lake?

The U.S. Geological Survey classifies it as a reservoir in the Geographic Names Information System.

Where does this information come from?

The Geographic Names Information System, published by the U.S. Geological Survey, with elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Both are works of the United States government and are not subject to copyright in the United States.

Method and sources

The name, class, county and coordinates come from the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System, the federal register of place names. Elevation is read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate. Values shown as calculated are arithmetic over those fields and are not separate measurements. Nothing on this page describes what the place is like to visit: no one writing it has been there, and the federal record does not say.

  • USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Domestic Names, 2026
  • USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service