Lake River

This article is about the river named Lake. For similar topics, see River (disambiguation), Lake (disambiguation), and River Lake (disambiguation).
Lake River
Lake River is located in Washington (state)
Lake River
Location of the mouth of Lake River in Washington
Lake River is located in the United States
Lake River
Lake River (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyClark
Physical characteristics
SourceVancouver Lake
 • locationVancouver
 • coordinates45°41′53″N 122°43′05″W / 45.69806°N 122.71806°W / 45.69806; -122.71806[1]
 • elevation8 ft (2.4 m)[2]
MouthColumbia River
 • location
near Ridgefield
 • coordinates
45°50′37″N 122°46′50″W / 45.84361°N 122.78056°W / 45.84361; -122.78056[1]
 • elevation
7 ft (2.1 m)[1]
Length11 mi (18 km)[3]
Basin size100 sq mi (260 km2)[4]

Lake River is a tributary, about 11 miles (18 km) long, of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington.[3] It flows north from Vancouver Lake in Vancouver to meet the larger river near Ridgefield and the northern tip of Bachelor Island.[3] The Wilkes Expedition of 1841 referred to Lake River as Calipaya Inlet.[5]

The river is part of the 32-mile (51 km) Lewis River – Vancouver Lake Water Trail linking Vancouver Lake to Woodland by waters suitable for kayaks and other boats.[6] Portions of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge border the river.[3]

  1. ^ a b c "Lake River". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey. September 10, 1979. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  2. ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  3. ^ a b c d United States Geological Survey. "United States Topographic Map". TopoQuest. Retrieved January 20, 2013. River miles are marked and numbered on the relevant map quadrangles: Vancouver, Ridgefield, and St. Helens.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference volunteer monitoring was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1920). "Origin of Washington Geographic Names". The Washington Historical Quarterly. XI. Washington University State Historical Society: 54. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
  6. ^ "Lewis River – Vancouver Lake Water Trail (32 miles)". Vancouver–Clark Parks & Recreation. Retrieved January 20, 2013.