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Munn Lake
Munn Lake is a lake in the U.S. state of Washington. The Olympia Regional Airport lies to the southwest of the lake and the community of Bush Bush commonly refers to: * Shrub, a small or medium woody plant Bush, Bushes, or the bush may also refer to: People * Bush (surname), including any of several people with that name **Bush family, a prominent American family that includes: *** ... is situated to the south. Two other bodies of water in the surrounding area, Susan Lake and Trails End Lake, are in near proximity to Munn Lake. The lake has a surface area of approximately and reaches a depth of . Munn Lake was named after Edwin Munn, a dairy farmer who operated in the area in the early 20th century. References Lakes of Thurston County, Washington {{ThurstonCountyWA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thurston County, Washington
Thurston County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 294,793. The county seat and largest city is Olympia, Washington, Olympia, the state Capital (political), capital. Thurston County was created out of Lewis County, Washington, Lewis County by the government of Oregon Territory on January 12, 1852. At that time, it covered all of the Puget Sound region and the Olympic Peninsula. On December 22 of the same year, Pierce County, Washington, Pierce, King County, Washington, King, Island County, Washington, Island, and Jefferson County, Washington, Jefferson counties were split off from Thurston County. It is named after Samuel Thurston, Samuel R. Thurston, the Oregon Territory's first delegate to United States Congress, Congress. Thurston County comprises the Olympia-Tumwater, Washington, Tumwater, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger oceans, they do form part of the Earth's water cycle. Lakes are distinct from lagoons, which are generally coastal parts of the ocean. Lakes are typically larger and deeper than ponds, which also lie on land, though there are no official or scientific definitions. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams, which usually flow in a channel on land. Most lakes are fed and drained by rivers and streams. Natural lakes are generally found in mountainous areas, rift zones, and areas with ongoing glaciation. Other lakes are found in endorheic basins or along the courses of mature rivers, where a river channel has widened into a basin. Some parts of the world have many lakes formed by the chaotic drainage patterns left over from the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington (state)
Washington (), officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. Named for George Washington—the first U.S. president—the state was formed from the western part of the Washington Territory, which was ceded by the British Empire in 1846, by the Oregon Treaty in the settlement of the Oregon boundary dispute. The state is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean, Oregon to the south, Idaho to the east, and the Canadian province of British Columbia to the north. It was admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889. Olympia is the state capital; the state's largest city is Seattle. Washington is often referred to as Washington state to distinguish it from the nation's capital, Washington, D.C. Washington is the 18th-largest state, with an area of , and the 13th-most populous state, with more than 7.7 million people. The majority of Washington's residents live in the Seattle metropolitan area, the center of trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympia Regional Airport
Olympia Regional Airport is a public use airport located four nautical miles (7 km) south of the central business district of Olympia, a city in Thurston County and the capital of the U.S. state of Washington. It is owned by the Port of Olympia. It is about one mile (1.6 km) east of Interstate 5, actually within the boundaries of the city of Tumwater which is south of and adjacent to Olympia. The airport was identified in the Washington State Department of Transportation Long Term Aviation Study as a field that could potentially serve to relieve Seattle-Tacoma International Airport of increasing congestion. Olympic Flight Museum is located at the Olympia Airport, and Airlift Northwest, the region's air medical transport service uses the airport as one of its medical helicopter bases; a large private-use heliport, known as Olympia Heliport is located on airport grounds. The flight museum and the airport play host to a moderate sized air show each June. The airpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bush, Washington
Bush is an unincorporated community in Thurston County, Washington, Thurston County, in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. The community is east of the Olympia Regional Airport and southeast of the city of Tumwater, Washington, Tumwater. History The community was named after George Washington Bush, a pioneer settler. Parks and recreation Bush is directly south of Tumwater's Pioneer Park (Washington), Pioneer Park. Three small lakes, Munn Lake, Susan Lake, and Trails End, lie within or near the community. References Unincorporated communities in Thurston County, Washington {{ThurstonCountyWA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
