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Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area Hand-tinted image of Kettle Falls before dam.
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Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
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In 1941 the Grand Coulee Dam was built on the Columbia River as part of the Columbia River Basin project, creating a 130-mile long lake. Named for President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area provides opportunities for boating, fishing, swimming, camping, canoeing, hunting and visiting historic Fort Spokane and St. Paul's Mission.

 
Grand Coulee Dam
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Grand Coulee Dam

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fire fighter looking at a stand of ponderosas that have become a wildfire danger

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Fire is a natural part of Lake Roosevelt's dry forest and desert environment. Park fire fighters, to protect nearby landowners, manage the forest by extinguishing any wildfire, as well as thin, pile up, and burn excess vegetation in winter. Prescribed fires may be lit to burn what is left.
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