| Lake River | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of Lake River in Washington  Lake River (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Clark |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Vancouver Lake |
| • location | Vancouver |
| • coordinates | 45°41′53″N 122°43′05″W / 45.69806°N 122.71806°W[1] |
| • elevation | 8 ft (2.4 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Columbia River |
• location | near Ridgefield |
• coordinates | 45°50′37″N 122°46′50″W / 45.84361°N 122.78056°W[1] |
• elevation | 7 ft (2.1 m)[1] |
| Length | 11 mi (18 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 100 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]
- ^ a b c "Lake River". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey. September 10, 1979. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
- ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
volunteer monitoringwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1920). "Origin of Washington Geographic Names". The Washington Historical Quarterly. XI. Washington University State Historical Society: 54. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
- ^ "Lewis River – Vancouver Lake Water Trail (32 miles)". Vancouver–Clark Parks & Recreation. Retrieved January 20, 2013.