Living and feeding areas for chinook, coho, sockeye, steelhead, cutthroat trout, waterfowl, and other wildlife. A constant supply of fresh water to downstream waterways. An outdoor classroom for citizens of all ages. With over 60 miles of open streams winding through Bellevue, you'll find plenty to get to know and explore. Although some streams are on private property, many are open to the public through our parks system.
Healthy streams contain a variety of plants, insects, and animals.
Although this diverse ecosystem is constantly active, at first you may not see much going on. Amphibians and aquatic insects often live under logs and rocks. Fish are hard to spot because they hide from predators behind vegetation or under stream banks. Mammals may come to a stream only after dark. Polluted stormwater runoff, especially sediment, can upset the balance of this ecologic cycle.