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Salmon Creek (Clark County, Washington)
Salmon Creek is a tributary of Lake River in Clark County in the U.S. state of Washington. Beginning from its forested headwaters on Elkhorn Mountain, Salmon Creek passes through rural, agricultural, residential, and urban areas before flowing into the river just north of Vancouver Lake. Lake River is a tributary of the Columbia River. Major tributaries to Salmon Creek are Mill, Woodin, Rock, Morgan, and Curtin creeks. Several smaller streams, including Curtis Creek also flow into Salmon Creek. Names Salmon Creek is named for the salmon runs noted along the stream by early pioneers who settled in the area. The unincorporated community of Salmon Creek is named for the stream. The Salmon Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant is along the banks of lower Salmon Creek. Watershed Salmon Creek drains of land that is least developed near the headwaters and increasingly developed further downstream. About 29 percent of the watershed is forested; 38 percent is devoted to fie ...
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River Mouth
A river mouth is where a river flows into a larger body of water, such as another river, a lake/reservoir, a bay/gulf, a sea, or an ocean. At the river mouth, sediments are often deposited due to the slowing of the current reducing the carrying capacity of the water. The water from a river can enter the receiving body in a variety of different ways. The motion of a river is influenced by the relative density of the river compared to the receiving water, the rotation of the earth, and any ambient motion in the receiving water, such as tides or seiches. If the river water has a higher density than the surface of the receiving water, the river water will plunge below the surface. The river water will then either form an underflow or an interflow within the lake. However, if the river water is lighter than the receiving water, as is typically the case when fresh river water flows into the sea, the river water will float along the surface of the receiving water as an overflow. Alon ...
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Curtis Lake (Clark County, Washington)
Curtis Lake is a lake in Clark County in the U.S. state of Washington. The lake, near the confluence of Salmon Creek and Lake River, is northwest of the community of Felida.Curtis Lake Fishing in Clark County, Washington
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The lake is home to two nonindigenous aquatic species; (yellow perch) and Pomoxis annularis (white crappie).
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List Of Tributaries Of The Columbia River
Tributaries and sub-tributaries are hierarchically listed in order from the mouth of the Columbia River upstream. Major dams and reservoir lakes are also noted. List of major tributaries The main river and tributaries are (sorted in order from the mouth heading upstream): * Wallacut River (Washington) * Chinook River (Washington) * Alder Creek (Oregon) ** Tansy Creek (Oregon) * Skipanon River (Oregon) * Youngs River (Oregon) ** Lewis and Clark River (Oregon) ** Wallooskee River (Oregon) ** Klaskanine River (Oregon) * Frank Born Creek (Washington) * Sisson Creek (Washington) * Deep River (Washington) * Grays River (Washington) * Crooked Creek (Washington) * Elochoman River (Washington) * John Day River (Oregon) * Eskeline Creek (Oregon) * Hillcrest Creek (Oregon) * Big Creek (Oregon) ** Little Creek (Oregon) * Gnat Creek (Oregon) * Kelly Creek (Oregon) ** Spear Creek (Oregon) * Hunt Creek (Oregon) * Driscoll Slough (Oregon) * Westport Slough (Oregon) ** Plym ...
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List Of Rivers Of Washington
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Washington. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin. Respective tributaries are indented under each larger stream's name and are ordered downstream to upstream. Fraser River (British Columbia) * Sumas River **Saar Creek **Chilliwack River *** Silesia Creek *** Depot Creek *** Little Chilliwack River Strait of Georgia, Bellingham Bay, Samish Bay *Dakota Creek *California Creek * Lummi River * Nooksack River **Tenmile Creek **Anderson Creek **South Fork Nooksack River ***Skookum Creek **Middle Fork Nooksack River **North Fork Nooksack River ***Canyon Creek ***Glacier Creek ***Dead Horse Creek ***Wells Creek ***Ruth Creek *Whatcom Creek *Padden Creek * Samish River Puget Sound Whidbey Basin * Skagit River **Finney Creek **Grandy Creek ** Baker River ***Thunder Creek ***Rocky Creek ***Sulphur Creek *** Swift Creek ***Shannon Creek ***Blum Creek *** Sulphide Creek ***Crystal Creek ***Bald Eagle Creek **Jackman Creek * ...
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Battle Ground, Washington
Battle Ground is a city in Clark County, Washington, United States. The population was 20,743 at the 2020 census. Between 2000 and 2005, Battle Ground ranked fourth in the state for population growth, out of 279 eligible incorporated communities. As of 2021, its population is 21,119. History Name Battle Ground got its name from a standoff between a group of the Klickitat peoples and a military force from the Vancouver Barracks, which had recently transitioned to a U.S. Army post. In 1855, when this occurred, members of the Klickitat peoples had been imprisoned at the Vancouver Barracks. The hostile conditions of their detainment inspired some of the Klickitats to decamp. This group of Klickitat peoples headed north, led by Chief Umtuch (or Umtux, according to some accounts). When the community at Fort Vancouver discovered this escape, they assembled an armed contingent led by Captain William Strong to pursue the Klickitats. After great difficulty, Captain Strong's party foun ...
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Battle Ground Lake State Park
Battle Ground Lake State Park is a public recreation area located northeast of the city of Battle Ground, Washington. The state park is covered by an evergreen forest located around a crater lake of volcanic origin. The park is managed by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. History The park is the site of a volcano in the Boring Lava Field where a magma-induced steam explosion 105,000 years ago made a large bean-shaped crater, a maar A maar is a broad, low-relief volcanic crater caused by a phreatomagmatic eruption (an explosion which occurs when groundwater comes into contact with hot lava or magma). A maar characteristically fills with water to form a relatively shallo ..., which later filled with water, forming a crater lake. The lake was the site of a resort dating from the 1920s when a consortium of businessmen planned an upgrade that would include the addition of a dance hall, "swimming tanks," and amusements plus a power plant and electric lights ...
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Interstate 5 In Washington
Interstate 5 (I-5) is an Interstate Highway on the West Coast of the United States that serves as the region's primary north–south route. It spans across the state of Washington, from the Oregon state border at Vancouver, through the Puget Sound region, to the Canadian border at Blaine. Within the Seattle metropolitan area, the freeway connects the cities of Tacoma, Seattle, and Everett. I-5 is the only interstate to traverse the whole state from north to south and is Washington's busiest highway, with an average of 274,000 vehicles traveling on it through Downtown Seattle on a typical day. The segment in Downtown Seattle is also among the widest freeways in the United States, at 13 lanes, and includes a set of express lanes that reverse direction depending on time of the day. Most of the freeway is four lanes in rural areas and six to eight lanes in suburban areas, utilizing a set of high-occupancy vehicle lanes in the latter. I-5 also has three related auxiliary Int ...
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Felida, Washington
Felida is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Washington, United States. The population was 9,526 at the 2020 census. A post office called Felida was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1906. The community derives its name from Felidae, the family of cats. Geography Felida is located in southwestern Clark County at (45.709848, -122.705373). It is north of downtown Vancouver and is bordered by the communities of Salmon Creek (to the east) and Lake Shore (to the south). According to the United States Census Bureau, the Felida CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 4.74%, is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 5,683 people, 1,877 households, and 1,640 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,967.8 people per square mile (759.2/km2). There were 1,959 housing units at an average density of 678.3/sq mi (261.7/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.13% White, 1.23% African American, 0.58% ...
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Longview, Washington
Longview is a city in Cowlitz County, Washington, United States. It is the principal city of the Longview, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Cowlitz County. Longview's population was 37,818 at the time of the 2020 census, making it the largest city in Cowlitz County. The city is located in southwestern Washington, at the junction of the Cowlitz and Columbia rivers. Longview shares a border with Kelso to the east, which is the county seat. The Cowlitz Indian Tribe, a federally recognized tribe of Cowlitz people, is headquartered in Longview. The Long-Bell Lumber Company, led by Robert A. Long, decided to buy a great expanse of timberland in Cowlitz County in 1918. A total of 14,000 workers were needed to run the two large mills as well as lumber camps that were planned. The number of workers needed was more than a lumber town, or the nearest town, could provide. Long planned and built a complete city in 1921 that could support a population ...
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Coastal Cutthroat Trout
The coastal cutthroat trout (''Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii''), also known as the sea-run cutthroat trout, blue-back trout or harvest trout, is one of the several subspecies of cutthroat trout found in Western North America. The coastal cutthroat trout occurs in four distinct forms. A semi-anadromous or sea-run form is the most well known. Freshwater forms occur in both large and small rivers and streams and lake environments. The native range of the coastal cutthroat trout extends south from the southern coastline of the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska to the Eel River in Northern California. Coastal cutthroat trout are resident in tributary streams and rivers of the Pacific basin and are rarely found more than from the ocean. Adults migrate from the ocean to spawn in fresh water. Juveniles migrate to the sea where they feed and become sexually mature before returning to fresh water to overwinter and spawn. Unlike steelhead and Pacific salmon, coastal cutthroat do not make length ...
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Coho Salmon
The coho salmon (''Oncorhynchus kisutch;'' Karuk: achvuun) is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family (biology), family and one of the five Pacific salmon species. Coho salmon are also known as silver salmon or "silvers". The scientific species name is based on the Russian language, Russian common name ''kizhuch'' (кижуч). Description During their ocean phase, coho salmon have silver sides and dark-blue backs. During their spawning phase, their jaws and teeth become hooked. After entering fresh water, they develop bright-red sides, bluish-green heads and backs, dark bellies and dark spots on their backs. Sexually maturing fish develop a light-pink or rose shading along the belly, and the males may show a slight arching of the back. Mature adults have a pronounced red skin color with darker backs and average and , occasionally reaching up to . They also develop a large kype (hooked beak) during spawning. Mature females may be darker than males, with both showing ...
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Rainbow Trout
The rainbow trout (''Oncorhynchus mykiss'') is a species of trout native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America. The steelhead (sometimes called "steelhead trout") is an anadromous (sea-run) form of the coastal rainbow trout or Columbia River redband trout that usually returns to freshwater to spawn after living two to three years in the ocean. Freshwater forms that have been introduced into the Great Lakes and migrate into tributaries to spawn are also called steelhead. Adult freshwater stream rainbow trout average between , while lake-dwelling and anadromous forms may reach . Coloration varies widely based on subspecies, forms, and habitat. Adult fish are distinguished by a broad reddish stripe along the lateral line, from gills to the tail, which is most vivid in breeding males. Wild-caught and hatchery-reared forms of the species have been transplanted and introduced for food or sport in at least 45 countries and every continent ex ...
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