Wapato Dam
Wapato can mean: * Any of various plants in the genus ''Sagittaria'' * Wapato, Washington, a town named after the plant in the State of Washington in the United States * USS ''Wapato'' (YTB-788), a United States Navy tug in service from 1966 to 1996 * Sauvie Island, which was originally called Wapato Island * Wapato Lake, a former lake in what's now Washington and Yamhill counties * Wapato Corrections Facility Wapato Corrections Facility (also known as the Wapato Detention Facility, and colloquially Wapato Jail) is a building that was originally built as a Multnomah County jail in 2003 in the heavy industrial area of St. Johns neighborhood of Portlan ...

Sagittaria
''Sagittaria'' is a genus of about 303. Sagittaria Linnaeus
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Flora of North America

'' species of s whose members go by a variety of common names, including arrowhead, duck potato, katniss, Omodaka (沢瀉 in Japanese), swamp potato, tule potato, and wapato (or wapatoo). Most are native to ,

Wapato, Washington
Wapato is a town in Yakima County, Washington, United States. The population was 4,607 at the 2020 census. It has a Hispanic majority. History Origins The town was founded in 1885 by Indian Postmaster Alexander McCredy as a railroad stop on the Northern Pacific Railroad as Simcoe, Washington. The Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 allowed the government to subdivide the Yakama Indian Reservation tribal communal landholdings into allotments for Native American heads of families and individuals. The selling of these allotments drew settlers into the area. With the construction of the Irwin Canal in 1896, agriculture became the big business in town. In the early 1900s, McCredy and George Rankin established the Wapato Development Company and laid out the town site. They established the town's first bank and began selling lots. In response to persistent confusion with nearby Fort Simcoe, the town changed its name to Wapato in 1903. The 1906 Jones Act further encouraged Anglos to purchase la ...
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USS Wapato (YTB-788)
''Wapato'' (YTB-788) was a United States Navy named for Wapato, Washington. Construction The contract for ''Wapato'' was awarded 14 January 1965. She was laid down on 14 January 1966 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by Marinette Marine and launched 18 April 1966. Operational history Delivered to the U.S. Navy on 21 June 1966, ''Wapato'' was assigned to the 10th Naval District and operated out of San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan (, , ; Spanish for "Saint John") is the capital city and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2020 census, it is the 57th-largest city under the ..., aiding ships in berthing and docking maneuvers and providing waterfront fire protection. Stricken on 25 April 1996, ''Wapato'' was sold on 27 December 2002. Repowered and chartered for a time to SeaBulk Towing of Florida as ''Osprey'', ex-''Wapato'' is currently active in commercial service as ''Timothy McAllister''. ...
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Sauvie Island
Sauvie Island, in the U.S. state of Oregon, originally Wapato Island or Wappatoo Island, is the largest island along the Columbia River, at , and one of the largest river islands in the United States. It lies approximately ten miles northwest of downtown Portland, between the Columbia River to the east, the Multnomah Channel to the west, and the Willamette River to the south. A large portion of the island is designated as the Sauvie Island Wildlife Area. Sturgeon Lake, in the north central part of the island, is the most prominent water feature. The land area is , or . Most of the island is in Multnomah County, but the northern third is in Columbia County. The Sauvie Island Bridge provides access across the Multnomah Channel from U.S. Route 30 and was completed in June 2008, replacing the first bridge to connect the island to the mainland which was opened on 30 December 1950. The island received the name "Sauvés Island" after Laurent Sauvé dit Laplante, a French-Canadia ...
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Wapato Lake
Wapato can mean: * Any of various plants in the genus ''Sagittaria'' * Wapato, Washington, a town named after the plant in the State of Washington in the United States * USS ''Wapato'' (YTB-788), a United States Navy tug in service from 1966 to 1996 * Sauvie Island Sauvie Island, in the U.S. state of Oregon, originally Wapato Island or Wappatoo Island, is the largest island along the Columbia River, at , and one of the largest river islands in the United States. It lies approximately ten miles northwest of ..., which was originally called Wapato Island * Wapato Lake, a former lake in what's now Washington and Yamhill counties * Wapato Corrections Facility, a built but never opened jail in Multnomah County. {{disambig ...
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