"... we landed and one of the indians pointed to the Shoto village which is Situated back of Pond which lies parrelal with the river on the N E. Side nearly opposit the Clan-nah quah village. ..." [Clark, March 30, 1806]

The 1860 cadastral survey (tax survey) for T2N R1E, shows the lake named "Vancouver Lake".

From: Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Cultural Landscape Report, 1992:

• "The site of the Hudson's Bay farm at Fort Vancouver, at its greatest extent in the 1840s, consisted of three large open meadows--called by the Hudson's Bay Company Fort Plain, Lower Plain and Mill Plain--in the forest along the Columbia River. There were also five open spaces or "plains" north and east of the three principal plains, jointly referred to as the Back Plains, on which crops were periodically raised."

• "Lower Plain, west and northwest of Fort Plain, was an immense open plain, roughly triangular in shape, bounded on the east by the finger of forest separating it from Fort Plain; the forest extended to the northern edge of the plain. In the north of the plain was "Big Lake," (now Vancouver Lake) a somewhat circular lake, approximately two miles in diameter at that time, from which the "Lake River" sprang, forming the northwest boundary of the plain as it ran to the Columbia River, which formed the south and southwest edge of the plain. A finger of the lake extended south (it shows southeast on the 1844 map), forming a narrow strip of open meadow to the east of it, between one-half and three-quarters of a mile in width, in which fenced fields were laid out, certainly by the mid 1830s. Throughout most of this period, cattle, horses and sheep were pastured in the unfenced open plain, which stretched in a narrow band between river and forest for miles down river to the junction with the Lewis River. There were two more lakes on the plain: Chalifoux Lake, and another, smaller lake to the north of it. In the southeast corner, a dairy, with enclosures and structures, and a piggery with enclosures and structures, and several cultivated fields along the river were located. "

• Autumn Day, 2017 ...
• Birds ...
• Burnt Bridge Creek ...
• Dragon Boats ...
• Five Volcanoes ...
• Flushing Channel ...
• High Water, 2017 ...
• Moon ...
• Sailboat Races ...
• Vancouver Lake Regional Park ...
• Vancouver Lake Regional Park, 2019 ...

"In 1889 a small wooden bridge was built over Burnt Bridge Creek. Although it was a rude structure it was a boon to the people who traveled to Vancouver from this ever growing neighborhood. The bigger bridge which changed the road to its present location was built in 1895 and rebuilt in 1922. ... The first little bridge was destroyed by fire, hence the unromantic name “Burnt Bridge creek” for the beautiful little stream of water." ["The Columbian", 2014]

"In 1973, Stevens, Thompson & Runyan, Inc. submitted to the Port of Vancouver a plan for reclamation of Vancouver Lake. The plan outlined a recommended flushing channel and dredging to clean the lake."

"1976 Grant application written by the Port of Vancouver to the Environmental Protection Agency to dredge the lake and construct the flushing channel."

"1983 Flushing channel completed."