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Waterway
18 (WW18) Information
Annual WW18 and Lake Union Cleanup
Yearly improvements
to Waterway 18 in conjunction with the Mayor's Annual
Lake Union Cleanup. This event is Sea Scouting contribution
back to the community and is aligned with the National BSA
community service program called "Good Turn for America".
Service hours will be reported to the Governor in September.
This year, we
will be concentrating on both shoreline improvements and removing
debris from the water. Whatever the activity, a good time
will be had by all.
WW18
Moorage Policy
On September 14,
2004, the Waterway 18 Moorage Policy was finalized and released
for the Seattle Sea Scout community. The full moorage policy
can be found here. The Waterway
18 Moorage policy was cooperative and collaborative effort
between the Chief Seattle Council Staff, Fleet Commodore Staff,
and the volunteers of the Seattle Sea Scout Fleet.
Approval for moorage
at Waterway 18 is granted by the Chief Seattle Council. Contact
Doug Mitschke at dmitschke@seattlelfl.org
for additional information regarding moorage at WW18.
The primary
moorage facility operated by the Chief Seattle Council is
located in the heart of Seattle on Lake Union (jump to directions
to WW18), approximately 0.3 miles due east of Gasworks Park.
The Council maintains a 200-foot floating dock to support
the mission of the Boy Scouts of America through the Sea Scout
program.
The physical
address of Waterway 18 is:
2223
North Northlake Way
Seattle, WA, 98103
GPS coordinates
are (WGS-84 datum):
N
47° 38´ 56.76´´ ( 47.6491)
W 122° 19´ 53.76´´ (-122.3316)
History
of Waterway 18
WW18 is a public
waterway that is under the jurisdiction of the State of Washington
Department of Natural Resources (DNR). WW18 is currently used
as a public access to Lake Union and as a Sea Scout base for
the Chief Seattle Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
The Chief Seattle
Council of the Boy Scouts of America has a land use permit
agreement with the City of Seattle; permit number M3882. The
City of Seattle is the agent responsible for issuing land
use permits for waterways in the City of Seattle that are
under the jurisdiction of the Washington State Department
of Natural Resources.
Directions
to Waterway 18
The
following thumbnail images provide detailed maps and satellite
images for the location of Waterway 18:
The following satellite
images were taken June 13, 1992 and give a nice overview of
the location:
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