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Kosmos, Washington
Kosmos () was an unincorporated community in Lewis County, Washington, southwest of Glenoma and is now considered a flooded town. Kosmos is named from a Greek term meaning "the world or universe as an embodiment of order and harmony". History The town officially began in 1891 under the name, Fulton, after Homer Fulton, the first postmaster. The site would change its moniker to Kosmos in 1903, chosen by the wife of B.W. Coiner, a homesteader. The town's primary economy was based on logging and sawmills, with mining for mercury also a principal venture. The community was served by the Fulton Ferry before bridges were built to reach the area. A school district and schoolhouse were begun in 1913. At its most prosperous, Kosmos had a population between 500-600 people, two grocery stores, a post office, and a locomotive shop, among other amenities. Flooding Residents relocated from Kosmos, along with its neighboring communities of Neskia and Riffe, in advance of the completion of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Flooded Towns In The United States
These are U.S. towns and villages flooded by the creation of dams, destroyed by the advancing sea, or washed away in floods and never rebuilt. Alabama *Bainbridge, Alabama, Bainbridge, submerged under Wilson Lake (Alabama), Wilson Lake. *Kowaliga, Alabama, Kowaliga, submerged under Lake Martin *Prairie Bluff, Alabama, Prairie Bluff *Riverton, Alabama, Riverton, submerged by the Pickwick Landing Dam. *Washington, Alabama, Washington Alaska * Chenega, Alaska, Chenega, the original location of which was destroyed in a Tsunami caused by the Good Friday earthquake in 1964. * Minto, Alaska, Minto, the original site of which was abandoned due to repeat flooding. * Mumtrak, Alaska, Mumtrak, abandoned due to repeat flooding. Arizona * Adamsville, Arizona, Adamsville, never rebuilt after being largely destroyed by a flood. * Alamo Crossing, Arizona, Alamo Crossing, Submerged in Alamo Lake State Park, Alamo Lake. * Aubrey Landing, Arizona, Aubrey Landing, flooded during the formati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unincorporated Area
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have no unincorporated areas at all or these are very rare: typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or List of uninhabited regions, uninhabited areas. By country Argentina In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut Province, Chubut, Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba, Entre Ríos Province, Entre Ríos, Formosa Province, Formosa, Neuquén Province, Neuquén, Río Negro Province, Río Negro, San Luis Province, San Luis, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero Province, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, and Tucumán Province, Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Australia Unlike many other countries, Australia has only local government in Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis County, Washington
Lewis County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 82,149. The county seat is Chehalis, and its largest city is Centralia. Lewis County comprises the Centralia, WA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Seattle- Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area. History The county was created as Vancouver County on December 19, 1845, by the Provisional Government of Oregon, named for George Vancouver. In 1849, the county name was changed, to honor Meriwether Lewis. At the time, the county included all U.S. lands north of the Cowlitz River, including much of the Puget Sound region and British Columbia. The county received official recognition as a "Purple Heart County" in November 2019. Geography and natural features According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.4%) is water. One of the world's tallest Douglas fir trees was in the town of Mineral withi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenoma, Washington
Glenoma is an unincorporated community in Lewis County located off U.S. Route 12, between the towns of Morton and Randle. The area is northeast of Riffe Lake. History Glenoma was originally named Vern and briefly as Verndale. The area was later renamed by Beverly Coiner, deriving the moniker by combining ''glen'', meaning "valley", and ''oma'', from the Hebrew word for "a measure of grain"; the name was construed to mean "fruitful valley". The official date of the creation of the town is unknown. The first covered swimming pool in Lewis County opened in Glenoma in 1961. Climate According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Glenoma has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. Education Students in the town are served by the White Pass School District. The Glenoma Elementary school was built in the 1920s. It was rebuilt after a fire in 1932 and razed in 2011 after it had been closed due to low enrollment. Elementary students in the are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nesika, Washington
Mossyrock Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Cowlitz River near Mossyrock in Lewis County, Washington. The reservoir created by the dam is called Riffe Lake and the primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric production while flood control is secondary.Mossyrock Dam , NPDP Dam Directory The dam is the tallest in Washington State and its power station supplies 40% of 's electricity. History Planning for the Mossyrock Dam began in the 1940s but opposition from local ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riffe, Washington
Mossyrock Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Cowlitz River near Mossyrock in Lewis County, Washington. The reservoir created by the dam is called Riffe Lake and the primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric production while flood control is secondary.Mossyrock Dam , NPDP Dam Directory The dam is the tallest in Washington State and its power station supplies 40% of 's electricity. History Planning for the Mossyrock Dam began in the 1940s but opposition from local ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mossyrock Dam
Mossyrock Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Cowlitz River near Mossyrock in Lewis County, Washington. The reservoir created by the dam is called Riffe Lake and the primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric production while flood control is secondary.Mossyrock Dam , NPDP Dam Directory The dam is the tallest in Washington State and its power station supplies 40% of 's electricity. History Planning for the Mossyrock Dam began in the 1940s but opposition from local fis ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cowlitz River
The Cowlitz River is a river in the state of Washington in the United States, a tributary of the Columbia River. Its tributaries drain a large region including the slopes of Mount Rainier, Mount Adams, and Mount St. Helens. The Cowlitz has a drainage basin, located between the Cascade Range in eastern Lewis County, Washington and the cities of Kelso and Longview. The river is roughly long, not counting tributaries. Major tributaries of the Cowlitz River include the Cispus River and the Toutle River, which was overtaken by volcanic mudflows ( lahars) during the May 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. When the smelt spawn in the Cowlitz River, the gulls go into a feeding frenzy that lasts for weeks. Kelso, Washington is known as the "Smelt Capital of the World". Dams The Cowlitz River has three major hydroelectric dams, with several small-scale hydropower and sediment retention structures within the Cowlitz Basin. The Cowlitz Falls Project is a 70 megawatt hydroelectric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riffe Lake
Riffe Lake is a long reservoir on the Cowlitz River in the U.S. state of Washington. It was created in with the construction of Mossyrock Dam by Tacoma City Light (now Tacoma Power). Originally named Mossyrock Lake, then later as Davisson Lake after a utilities commissioner in Tacoma, the lake was renamed in 1976 after the community of Riffe, which was inundated by the lake. The residents of Kosmos and Nesika were also relocated as the lake's water level would submerge all of Nesika and much of Kosmos. The lake contains species of fish including rainbow and brown trout, landlocked coho, bass both large mouth and small mouth, bluegill, crappie, and perch. In 2017, Tacoma Power lowered the maximum water level of the lake by due to concerns that the Mossyrock Dam could fail during a major seismic event and cause catastrophic flooding. Gallery See also * List of lakes in Washington List of lakes of Washington may refer to: * List of lakes of Washington (state) * List of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cowlitz River Wildlife Area
Cowlitz may refer to: People * Cowlitz people, an indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest ** Cowlitz language, member of the Tsamosan branch of the Coast Salish family of Salishan languages * Cowlitz Indian Tribe, a federally recognized tribe of Cowlitz people Places * Cowlitz County, Washington * Cowlitz Falls Dam, a 70 megawatt hydroelectric dam in Lewis County, Washington * Cowlitz Chimneys * Cowlitz Glacier * Cowlitz Landing, Washington, former name of Toledo, Washington * Cowlitz River, a tributary of the Columbia River * Cowlitz–Natches Road Other * Columbia and Cowlitz Railroad * Cowlitz Black Bears The Cowlitz Black Bears is an amateur baseball team located in Longview, Washington. They play in the West Coast League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The league comprises teams from Canada, Oregon, and Washington Washington commonly r ..., baseball team * ''Cowlitz'' (HBC vessel), see Hudson's Bay Company vessels {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unincorporated Communities In Washington (state)
Unincorporated may refer to: * Unincorporated area, land not governed by a local municipality * Unincorporated entity, a type of organization * Unincorporated territories of the United States, territories under U.S. jurisdiction, to which Congress has determined that only select parts of the U.S. Constitution apply * Unincorporated association Unincorporated associations are one vehicle for people to cooperate towards a common goal. The range of possible unincorporated associations is nearly limitless, but typical examples are: :* An amateur football team who agree to hire a pitch onc ..., also known as voluntary association, groups organized to accomplish a purpose * ''Unincorporated'' (album), a 2001 album by Earl Harvin Trio {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
