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Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area is a U.S. national recreation area that encompasses the 130-mile (210 km) long Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake between Grand Coulee Dam and Northport, Washington, in eastern Washington state. The Grand Coulee Dam was built on the Columbia River in 1941 as part of the Columbia River Basin project.
Covering 125 square miles (80,000 acres), it stretches about 150 miles (240 km) from the Canada–US border to Grand Coulee Dam, with over 600 miles (970 km) of shoreline; by surface area it is the largest lake and reservoir in Washington. [1] It is the home of the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area.
Lake Roosevelt or Roosevelt Lake is the name of multiple places: in the United States: Theodore Roosevelt Lake ("Roosevelt Lake" or "Lake Roosevelt") on the Salt River in Arizona; Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake ("Lake Roosevelt") on the Columbia River in Washington Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, Washington
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The three National Recreation Areas within the state of Washington are: Lake Chelan National Recreation Area near Chelan; Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area near Spokane; Ross Lake National Recreation Area near Newhalem
Jun. 22—With temperatures soaring and most of Washington in a drought, the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area has banned all fires starting Friday although self-contained propane or gas ...
The forest has a total area of 1.5 million acres. A 1993 Forest Service study estimated that the extent of old growth in the Forest was 212,488 acres (85,991 ha). [5] In descending order of forestland area it is located in parts of Ferry, Pend Oreille, Okanogan, Stevens counties. The forest headquarters is located in Colville, Washington.
Location: Gila County, Arizona, United States: Coordinates: 1]: Type: reservoir: Primary inflows: Salt River, Tonto Creek: Catchment area: 5,830 sq mi (15,100 km 2): Basin countries: United States: Managing agency: Salt River Project: Max. length: 22.4 mi (36.0 km): Max. width: 2 mi (3.2 km): Surface area: 21,493 acres (8,698 ha): Max. depth: 349 ft (106 m): Water volume: 1,653,043 acre⋅ft ...