Lewis & Clark's Columbia River - "200 Years Later" "Bonneville Reservoir"

Includes ... Bonneville Reservoir ... Bonneville Dam ... Sternwheeler "Columbia Gorge" ...

Click image to enlarge Sailboarding, from near Spring Creek Fish Hatchery, Columbia River (Bonneville Reservoir), Washington. Image taken August 22, 2011. Bonneville Reservoir ... Bonneville Reservoir is the pool behind the Bonneville Dam, reaching from Bonneville Dam, at Columbia River Mile (RM) 146, to the dam at The Dalles, at RM 192. Six major tributaries enter the Reservoir -- the Wind River, White Salmon River, Little White Salmon River, Klickitat River, Fifteenmile Creek, and Hood River. Bonneville Reservoir is entirely within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, where landscape is characterized by steep forested hillsides underlain by basalt up to 5,000 feet thick with sedimentary and recent alluvium deposits. With the wind coming through the gorge, Bonneville Reservoir is a prime attraction spot for tourism and recreation. Windsurfing and sailboarding are especially popular at Dougs Beach State Park, Washington and Mayer State Park, Oregon, and also near the Spring Creek National Fish Hatchery and at the mouth of the Hood River. Good spots to stop and view the Reservoir are at Stevenson, Washington and Cascade Locks, Oregon. A trip up and down the Reservoir can be taken on the sternwheeler "Columbia Gorge", based in Cascade Locks. Reservoirs along the Columbia River ... There are 4 dams and 4 reservoirs on the Columbia River within the scope of this photographic journey. Bonneville Dam and Bonneville Reservoir are the furthest downstream and located the closest to Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington. Bonneville Dam is located at Columbia River Mile (RM) 146, and Bonneville Reservoir extends 46 miles upstream. At RM 192 is The Dalles Dam and Lake Celilo. Lake Celilo extends for 24 miles. Next in line, beginning at RM 216, is the John Day Dam and Lake Umatilla. Lake Umatilla extends for 76 miles. Furthest upstream is McNary Dam and Lake Wallula which begins at RM 292 and extends 64 miles upstream and includes the Tri-Cities of Richland, Pasco, and Kenneweick. Views ... Click image to enlarge Bonneville Reservoir as seen from the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail near Tooth Rock. View looking upstream. Image taken June 5, 2014. Click image to enlarge Cascade Boat Launch, Stevenson, Washington. Bonneville Reservoir looking upstream from Stevenson, Washington. Image taken August 25, 2014. Bonneville Reservoir, etc. Stearnwheeler "Columbia Gorge" ... "Wind Surfing Capital of the World" ... Sternwheeler "Columbia Gorge" ... [More] Click image to enlarge Bradford Island, with the "Columbia Gorge" Sternwheeler, as seen from the mouth of Eagle Creek. Image taken August 23, 2008. Click image to enlarge View from the mouth of Eagle Creek, Oregon. Beacon Rock is in the distance in the background. Image taken August 23, 2008. "Wind Surfing Capital of the World" ... The Columbia River Gorge along Bonneville Reservoir is known as the "Wind Surfing Capital of the World", with nice spots being Doug's Beach and near the Spring Creek Fish Hatchery in Washington, and Hood River and Mayer State Park in Oregon. Click image to enlarge Sailboarding, from near Spring Creek Fish Hatchery, Washington. Image taken August 22, 2011. Click image to enlarge Sailboarding and Kiteboarding, from near Spring Creek Fish Hatchery, Washington. Image taken August 22, 2011. Click image to enlarge Kiteboarding, mouth of the Hood River, Oregon. Image taken August 27, 2005. Click image to enlarge Kiteboarding, mouth of the Hood River, Oregon. Image taken August 27, 2005. From the Journals of Lewis and Clark ... Clark, October 30, 1805 ... Clark, October 31, 1805 ... Return to Menu

*River Miles [RM] are approximate, in statute miles, and were determined from USGS topo maps, obtained from NOAA nautical charts, or obtained from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website, 2003 Sources: Columbia River Fish and Wildlife Authority website, 2004; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Brochure, 2005, "The Bonneville Lock and Dam Fact Sheet"; All Lewis and Clark quotations from Gary Moulton editions of the Lewis and Clark Journals, University of Nebraska Press, all attempts have been made to type the quotations exactly as in the Moulton editions, however typing errors introduced by this web author cannot be ruled out; location interpretation from variety of sources, including this website author.

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