Kettle Falls
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Kettle Falls was an ancient and important salmon fishing site on the upper reaches of the Columbia River, in what is today the U.S. state of Washington, near the Canada–US border. The falls consisted
Kettle Falls in 1860
Aerial view of Kettle Falls, partially exposed during drawdown in April 1969.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake is the reservoir created in 1941 by the impoundment of the Columbia River by the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington state. It is named for Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was preside
Kettle Falls
…nearly 50 feet (15 m), and the sound of the falls could be heard for miles away. Kettle Falls was inundated in 1940, as the waters of the reservoir Lake Roosevelt rose behind Grand Coulee Dam, permanently flooding the site. At least nine thousand years ago Paleo-Indian cultures gathered at Kettle Falls to fish…
Gifford Ferry crossing Lake Roosevelt near Inchelium
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Lake looking downstream toward Grand Coulee Dam