Editing Lakewood, Washington (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|18.95|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|17.17|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|1.78|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=December 19, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=July 2, 2012}}</ref>

There are several lakes within the city limits. The largest is [[American Lake]], at {{convert|1,091|acre|ha}} with an average depth of {{convert|53|ft|m}}, followed by [[Lake Steilacoom]], [[Gravelly Lake]], Lake Louise, and [[Waughop Lake]].<ref name="CompPlan-Energy"/> The Waughop Lake is incorporated into the aforementioned Fort Steilacoom Park.<ref>{{cite map |date=December 22, 2023 |title=Streets, City of Lakewood & Surrounding Area |url=https://city-of-lakewood-gis-cityoflakewood.hub.arcgis.com/documents/21ebd4275f274ee18a7e3f8e07511425/about |publisher=City of Lakewood |accessdate=March 12, 2025}}</ref> A number of small creeks flow through Lakewood, some of which drain into nearby Puget Sound. The largest of these, [[Chambers Creek (Washington)|Chambers Creek]], flows from [[Lake Steilacoom]] to Chambers Bay between nearby [[University Place, Washington|University Place]] and [[Steilacoom, Washington|Steilacoom]].