Laughing Jacobs Creek
creek in Washington, United States
Laughing Jacobs Creek is a stream in King County in Western Washington, United States. It originates from Laughing Jacobs Lake on the Sammamish Plateau and flows for 2.9 miles (4.7 km) through the cities of Sammamish and Issaquah, descending a waterfall before entering the southeastern portion of Lake Sammamish, which itself ultimately drains into Puget Sound. The watershed includes various wetlands, Beaver Lake, and its main tributary, Many Springs Creek. It hosts Coho salmon, Cutthroat trout, and Kokanee salmon, with the stretch of the creek downstream of its falls a primary spawning ground for Lake Sammamish's Kokanee. The lake and creek are reportedly named after an early settler who attempted to imitate a loon call.
Course
Laughing Jacobs Creek flows for 2.9 miles (4.7 km) through portions of King County, Washington. The upper portion of the watershed lies within residential areas in the city of Sammamish. The stream originates from the 7.4-acre (3.0 ha) Laughing Jacobs Lake and flows southward. After leaving the residential area, it flows through a narrow ravine before entering the city of Issaquah, surrounded on both sides by evergreen forest, and receives Many Springs Creek as a tributary. It flows down a waterfall before running through a culvert pipe, about 6 feet (180 cm) in diameter, as it passes under East Lake Sammamish Parkway.
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