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| Title | View from Bear Mountain down the Cedar River watershed, ca. 1930s |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | ca. 1930s |
| Caption | Much of the water used by Seattle and King County residents comes from the Cedar River watershed in the Cascade Mountains. The amount of rain and snow that falls in the watershed varies from year to year and from place to place. High mountain elevations may get 115 inches per year and lower elevations generally get somewhat less.
This photo shows the view to the west from Bear Mountain, in the Cascade Range, down the Cedar River watershed. The rain and snow which fall here feed the streams and springs that flow into Cedar Lake (now Chester Morse Lake), which itself gets over 100 inches of precipitation per year. |
| Notes | Original title: Looking west from Bear Mountain down the Cedar River watershed. |
| Subjects | Water supply; Snow; Mountains; Seattle (Wash.). Water Dept |
| Places | Bear Mountain (Wash.); Cedar River Watershed (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1998.21.5 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Seattle Water Department Photograph Album, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Water Department Photograph Album |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print mounted on paper: gelatin, b&w; 23 x 18 cm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original photograph using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 5. |
