Lake Celilo

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lake_name = Lake Celilo
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location = Washington, Oregon
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type = reservoir
inflow = Columbia River
outflow = Columbia River
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Lake Celilo is a Convert|24|mi|km|0|abbr=on long artificial lake on the Columbia River in the United States, between the U.S. states of Washington and Oregon. It was created in 1957 with the construction of The Dalles Dam near the The Dalles, Oregon. Its filling drowned the former site of Celilo Falls and the neighboring fishing and trade village sites. Celilo Village, a small, poverty-ridden community of Native Americans, still exists today, though it is no longer the thriving cultural and economic center it once was. [ [http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1093373340 Celilo Falls: Gone but not forgotten] by Jean Johnson, "Indian Country Today", 2004-08-24]

ee also

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

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