Lake Wallula

Lake Wallula

Infobox lake
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location = Washington, Oregon
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type = reservoir
inflow = Columbia River
outflow = Columbia River
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basin_countries = United States
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Lake Wallula is an artificial lake on the Columbia River in the United States, between the U.S. states of Washington and Oregon. It was created in 1954 with the construction of McNary Dam. It reaches from McNary Dam near the city of Umatilla, Oregon, to the Tri-Cities of Washington.

ee also

* List of lakes in Oregon
* List of hydroelectric dams on the Columbia River

References

*GNIS|1513411|Lake Wallula


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