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Vancouver Lake, Washington.
Image taken July 3, 2005.
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Vancouver Lake ...
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Vancouver Lake is a large, shallow, 2,858-acre lake, measuring 3 miles long and 2 miles wide. It is located on the right bank of the Columbia River, downstream of Vancouver, Washington, and across from the mouth of the Willamette River and Sauvie Island, Oregon. Downstream of Vancouver Lake lie other smaller Washington lakes, such as Shillapoo Lake and Post Office Lake. Vancouver Lake drains into the Columbia River via Lake River, located on the north side of Vancouver Lake. There also is an island at the northern part of the lake, created in the early 1980s as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredged the perimeter of the lake.
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Vancouver Lake, Washington.
Image taken June 29, 2003.
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Vancouver Lake Park ...
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Vancouver Lake Park is a 234-acre regional park located on west shore of Vancouver Lake, with 35 of those acres developed. The park stretches for 2.5 miles along shore.
Views of
five volcanoes can be seen -- Mount Rainier and Mount St. Helens to the north, Mount Adams and Mount Hood to the east, and Mount Jefferson just barely is visible to the south. The park is also a wetlands haven for wildlife and migratory waterfowl. A 2.5-mile multi-use trail connects Vancouver Lake Park to
Frenchman's Bar Riverfront Park. In 1983 the flushing channel was constructed, the beach was developed, and the public began using the park and the lake.
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Vancouver Lake, Washington, and steaming Mount St. Helens, Washington.
Image taken July 3, 2005.
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Vancouver Lake Park, Washington.
Mount Hood, Oregon, is in the background.
Image taken July 3, 2005.
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Recreation, Vancouver Lake, Washington.
Image taken October 11, 2008.
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Early Vancouver Lake ...
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Lewis and Clark mentioned Vancouver Lake on March 30, 1806, and called it a "Pond".
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"... we landed and one of the indians pointed to the Shoto village which is Situated back of Pond which lies parrelal with the river on the N E. Side nearly opposit the Clan-nah quah village. ..."
[Clark, March 30, 1806]
The 1860 cadastral survey (tax survey) for T2N R1E, shows the lake named "Vancouver Lake".
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At the Lake ...
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Common Merganser, female, Vancouver Lake, Washington.
Image taken December 16, 2008.
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Red-tailed Hawk, Vancouver Lake, Washington.
Image taken December 16, 2008.
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Greater Yellowlegs, Vancouver Lake, Washington.
Image taken October 11, 2008.
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Winter views ...
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Vancouver Lake, Washington, winter view.
Image taken December 16, 2008.
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Vancouver Lake, Washington, winter view.
Image taken December 16, 2008.
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Vancouver Lake, Washington, winter view.
Image taken December 16, 2008.
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Five Volcanoes from Vancouver Lake ...
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Mount Adams, Washington ...
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Vancouver Lake, Washington, and Mount Adams, Washington.
Image taken February 11, 2004.
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Vancouver Lake, Washington, and Mount Adams, Washington.
Image taken February 11, 2004.
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Mount Rainier, Washington ...
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Vancouver Lake, Washington, and Mount Rainier, Washington.
Image taken February 11, 2004.
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Mount St. Helens, Washington ...
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Vancouver Lake, Washington, and Mount St. Helens, Washington.
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Mount Hood, Oregon ...
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Vancouver Lake, Washington, and Mount Hood, Oregon.
Image taken February 11, 2004.
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Mount Hood, Oregon, from Vancouver Lake, Washington.
Image taken October 11, 2008.
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Mount Jefferson, Oregon ...
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Vancouver Lake, Washington, and Mount Jefferson, Oregon.
Image taken February 11, 2004.
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From the Journals of Lewis and Clark ...
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Clark, March 30, 1806 ...
we got under way verry early [from their camp near Wapato Portage] and had not proceeded to the head of the island [Bachelor Island] before we met with the three men of the Clan-nar-min-a-mon's who met us yesterday brackfast at the upper point of the Island [Bachelor Island] we met Several of the Clackstar and Cath-lah-cum-up in two canoes.
Soon after we were overtaken by Several Canoes of different tribes who reside on each Side of the river the three above Tribes and the Clâh-in-na-ta cathy-lah-nah-qui-up & Cath-lah-com-mah-tup reside on each Side of Wappato inlet [Multnomah Channel] and back of Wappato Island [Sauvie Island] which Island is formed by a Small Chanel which passes from the Lower part of Image Canoe Island [Hayden Island] into an inlet which makes in from the S W. Side, and receves the water of a Creek which heads with the Kil a mox River. this wappato Island [Sauvie Island] is about 18 or 20 Miles long and in places from 6 to 10 miles wide high & furtile with ponds on different parts of it in which the nativs geather Wappato. nearly opposit the upper point of the Isld. behing which we encamped last night, or on the Wappato Isld. is Several Camps of the nativs catching Sturgion. about 5 miles Still higher up and on the N E. Side we halted for brackfast at the place which We had encamped the 4th of November last [near Post Office Lake, Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge]. here we were visited by several canoes of Indians from two Towns a Short distance above on the Wappato Island [Sauvie Island]. the 1st of those Tribes Call themselves Clan-nah-quah and Situated about 2 miles above us, the other about a mile above Call themselves Mult-no-mah
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at 10 a. m. we Set out and had not proceeded far before we came to a landing place where there was Several large canoes hauled up, and Sitting in a canoe, appearantly waiting our arival with a view to join the fleet indian who was then along Side of us. this man informed he was a Shoto and that his nation resided a little distance from the river. we landed and one of the indians pointed to the Shoto village which is Situated back of Pond [Vancouver Lake] which lies parrelal with the river on the N E. Side nearly opposit the Clan-nah quah village. here we were also joined by Several Canoes loaded with the natives from the Island who Continued to accompany us untill about 4 oClock when they all returned and we proceeded on to the place the Indians Stole my Tomahawk 4th Novr. last [Hayden Island] and Encamped in a Small Prarie ["Jolie Prairie" where Fort Vancouver and Pearson Airpark would some day be located] above a large Pond on N. E and opposit the Center of image Canoe Island [Hayden Island]. capt Lewis walked out and Saw Several deer. Jo. Field Shot at Elk he killed and brought in a fine duck.
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we made 22 Miles only to day the wind and a Strong current being against us all day, with rain. discovered a high mountain S E. Covered with Snow which we call Mt. Jefferson [Mount Jefferson, Oregon]
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