Scott Lake is a lake in Thurston County, Washington, United States.
Geography Scott Lake is located south of the Tumwater city limits, south of the Olympia city limits, and north of the Centralia city limits.Mapquest The location for Scott Lake is in Sections 33 and 34, Township 17N, Range 2W, Willamette Meridian.Mesker's Atlas of Thurston County, 1929
Hydrology The lake receives its water from a creek that comes out of Deep Lake. The creek is officially unnamed,Washington State Board on Geographic Names but is referred to as Spruce Creek by Millersylvania State Park.
The creek that flows out of Scott Lake is officially named Allen Creek. Allen Creek flows into Beaver Creek. a tributary of the Black River. Thus it is part of the Chehalis River watershed.
Environment and ecology Eurasian water-milfoil (myriophyllum spicatum), an invasive species, was found in the lake in the spring of 1996.Washington Secretary of State "milfoil" The area is subject to occasional flooding in winter. Its causes are being studied.Scott Lake Groundwater Study 2008
Recreation A public nine-hole golf courseSeattle Times "Scott Lake Golf Course" and a private park, opened only to residents of the Scott Lake Community, are located next to the lake.
Climate of Scott Lake The climate of Scott Lake is cloudy and rainy during the fall, winter, and spring. Summers are generally warmer and sunnier. There is an average of 161.6 days of precipitation per year,http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/clilcd.pl?wa24227 Western Regional Climate Data Center and an average of 228.5 days of complete cloud cover per year. On December 21, there is 15 hours and 30 minutes of darkness.U.S. Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications Department On June 21, there is 15 hours and 53 minutes of daylight. Until the 2021 North American heat wave, the highest temperature ever recorded was 104 °F on August 9, 1981Western Regional Climate Data Center http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?wa6114 and July 29, 2009.The Olympian, July 30, 2009. The lowest temperature ever recorded was −8 °F on January 1, 1979. The most rain ever recorded in one day was 4.82 inchesNOAA January 2009 Flooding on January 7, 2009.
The closest weather station to Scott Lake is located at Webster Nursery near Tumwater. The closest weather station to Scott Lake that has a long history of weather records is located at the Olympia Regional Airport in Tumwater.
See also List of geographic features in Thurston County, Washington
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