Lake Celilo

The Dalles · lake · 8,763 acres

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Overview

About this park

Lake Celilo is a 24 mi (39 km) long reservoir on the Columbia River in the United States, between the U.S. states of Washington and Oregon. It was created in 1957 with the construction of The Dalles Dam near The Dalles, Oregon, and stretches upstream to the John Day Dam. Its filling drowned the former site of Celilo Falls and the neighboring fishing and trade village sites. Celilo Village, a small, unincorporated community of Native Americans, still exists today, though it is no longer the thriving cultural and economic center it once was. The reservoir lies in parts of Wasco and Sherman counties in Oregon, and Klickitat County in Washington.

- Location: Oregon–Washington border, United States

- Type: reservoir

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Setting

Landscape & setting

Lake facts (Wikipedia):

- Inflow: Columbia River

- Outflow: Columbia River

Access

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Celilo (Wikipedia / Wikimedia, CC BY-SA). Verify access, seasons, and regulations with the land manager before visiting.

Background

History & notes

List note: an artificial lake of the Columbia River created by The Dalles Dam Map / bathymetry image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/%7C_caption_bathymetry_____%3D?width=1600

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