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Inscription For many centuries Indians have lived along this river. Early Indians and military traffic from Fort Okanogan to Fort Colville and Spokane area passed near here. Lt. Arnold and party camped here while exploring this area in 1853. U.S. Calvalry camped here while traveling old Camp Chelan-Ft. Walla Walla military route from 1879-1880. Grand Coulee Hill Rd. established in 1894 by County Commissioners. Old Seaton Ferry started by Tom Seaton in 1899. Osborne Ferry 1914. Sam Seaton operated Grant County Ferry 1921 at site of Grand Coulee Dam. Construction on Grand Coulee Dam began in 1933. Grand Coulee platted in 1933. By Grant County Historical Society |
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DRY FALLS MARKER, Jordan Leskinen photo |
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When the Ice Age hit this area, the glacier blocked the main course of the Columbia River. It had to crash a new course, which is through where Banks Lake is today. After the Ice Age, the Columbia River went back to its main course. |
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Lower Grand Coulee at Dry Falls, Jordan Leskinen, photo |
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Fishing, Hunting, Camping, The fish in Banks Lake are bass, trout, perch, blue gill, and crappie. You can even boat at Steamboat Rock as well as water-ski, innertube, and jet ski. The hunting consists of a shotgun and only for birds. For swimming, there are no lifeguards in the area for swimming by the campgrounds. Campgrounds have electricity, showers, picnic ground, and sewage. Hike all over the area by Steamboat, but when winter comes enjoy cross-country skiing.1 |
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Amara, Mark S.& Neff, George. E. Geologic Road Trips, Adam East Museum And Art, Center Moses Lake, Washington, 1996
1Grand Coulee Dam Area Visitor's Guide 2001-2002: The Home of Hydropower", A Supplement to The Star Newspaper
Weis, Paul and Newman, William L. .The Channeled Scablands of Eastern Washington. Eastern Washington University Press,1999 |
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For further information see: http://www.nsd.wednet.edu/8web0102/sop/index.htm Call Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce at 1-800-268-5332 |
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STEAMBOAT ROCK Links http://www.nsd.wednet.edu/sre98/Steamboat_Rock_cw.html
Steamboat Rock State Park http://www.seattleinsider.com/recreation/guides/camping/steamboat.html
http://users.owt.com/chubbard/gcdam/html/photos/irrigation.html pictures of Banks Lake feeder canal
Steamboat Rock State Park http://www.parks.wa.gov/parkpage.asp?selectedpark=Steamboat%20Rock&pageno=1 history is provided by the GRANT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
http://www.grandcouleedam.com/GCD/Attract/steamb.htm "INDIANS, FUR TRADERS, MILITARY EXPEDITIONS AND SETTLERS..."
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/getaways/042299/hike22.html "Hike at Steamboat Rock is short, but expansive in its grand views By KAREN SYKES SPECIAL TO THE POST-INTELLIGENCER
http://www.ohwy.com/wa/s/steamwsp.htm " Of special interest is the Castle Rock Natural Area Preserve, ..."
BANKS LAKE http://www.ohwy.com/wa/b/bankslak.htm
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/2745/steamboat.html PLANTS
http://www.wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaID=WASPSTBTRK&CU_ID=1
http://www.borderriders.org/steamboatrock.html great picture
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DRY FALLS Links http://students.washington.edu/dfinlays/classes/geology201/floodpres/img8.htm Read what other students have learned. http://www.geo.wvu.edu/~kite/t299/sld005.htm http://www.geo.wvu.edu/~kite/t299/index.htm another slide show; looks unfinished http://www.nsd.wednet.edu/sre98/Dryfalls.html "Dry Falls and Plunge Pool Erosion by John W. Pakootas & Stephanie Stead
http://washingtonlakes.com/TopoMaps/DryFallsTopoGrant.htm topographic map
http://www.waspacegrant.org/dryfalls.html "The Dry Falls Story
Public issues at Dry Falls -- http://www.parks.wa.gov/public.asp link
http://www.geoscapesphotography.com/wa-dryfalls.htm " ID 2190 Accumulation of large basaltic boulders downstream of plunge pools at Dry Falls State Park...."
http://www.kidscosmos.org/kid-stuff/mars-trip-9.html small glossary " Go Sheer Drops, Sculpted Islands and Cliff Caves...
http://www.ohwy.com/wa/d/dryfalls.htm " Dry Falls was created when Lake Missoula, created during the last Ice Age..."
http://web3.foxinternet.net/xplatypusx/pages/dry.html " Description : : This is not a waterfall. This was a waterfall at one time, but has dried up...."
http://www.wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaID=WASPDRYFL&CU_ID=1 " copyright: Washington State Parks-Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission Dry Falls State Park Description - The formation of Dry Falls has a rich history beginning during the Miocene time. Today the traveler sees ..."
http://users.owt.com/rpeto/cyber98/evan/ http://users.owt.com/rpeto/cyber98/evan/formation.html "Information With the beginning of the Pleistocene time about one million years ago, a cooling temperature provided ..."
http://www.gonorthwest.com/Washington/northeast/Dry_Falls.htm " As the name suggests, Dry Falls no longer carries water, but is the remnant of what was once the largest waterfall known to..." The Missoula Floods http://www.opb.org/ofg/1001/missoula/sitemap.htm http://www.tri-cityherald.com/travel/stories/backyard/dryfalls.html " Dry Falls a wonder, despite lack of water
http://www.seattleinsider.com/recreation/guides/camping/dryfalls.html " Location: 7 miles SW Coulee City, SR 17. Schedule: May - Sept. 10am - 6pm daily. THE DRY FALLS STORY ..."
http://www.geoscapesphotography.com/Specialproject-MP-easternWA.html pictures http://travel.lycos.com/roadtrips/rtrips_details.asp?itemid=111 "A shipping center for the wheat farms of eastern Washington, Coulee City (pop. 600) calls itself the "Friendliest Town in the West." Despite this claim, there's no more reason to stop now ..."
http://sports.yahoo.com/parks/locs/wa/waspdryfl.html " Dry Falls State Park The formation of Dry Falls has a rich history beginning during the Miocene time. Today the traveler sees numerous coulees and small lakes as well as the giant precipice of Dry Falls, all of which are reminders of the raging..."
http://moon.timocharis.com/shallowsky/Highlights/Coulees/ " The Scablands of eastern Washington began as flood basalts, part of the great Columbia plateau. Basically, they're fairly similar to a mare area on the moon. Then a series of great floods, caused by..."
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/getaways/042999/hike29.html " Monument Coulee exudes a stark beauty By KAREN SYKES SPECIAL TO THE POST-INTELLIGENCER
http://www.columbian.com/outerlimits/falls.html " For 25 cents, visitors to Dry Falls at Sun Lakes State Park can get a closer look at the last remains of what was once the largest waterfall in the world. ..."
http://www.att.virtualclassroom.org/vc97/VC_39/USA/DRYFALL/INDEX.HTM http://www.att.virtualclassroom.org/vc97/VC_39/USA/DRYFALL/FOR.HTM "Information With the beginning of the Pleistocene time about one million years ago, a cooling temperature provided conditions favorable for the creation of great sheets of moving ice called glaciers. ..."
Sun Lakes State Park http://www.parks.wa.gov/parkpage.asp?selectedpark=Sun%20Lakes&pageno=1 |
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