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| | Billy Clapp Lake | | The lake is 4,000 total acres. It is both a reservoir and a game reserve. The lake is encircled by basalt cliffs of varying height. Most of the shoreline is too steep and rocky to support any wetland or riparian vegetation. The uplands are a mix of poor-quality, gravelly soils and basalt outcroppings. The lake is just one of several Wildlife Areas in the Columbia Basin which is one of the most important waterfowl breeding grounds in Washington. Millions of other birds also use the waters and marshes for resting and feeding on their annual migrations along the Pacific Flyway. Coyotes are the most abundant predatory mammal. Jackrabbits, marmots, ground squirrels, muskrats, and a wide variety of mice and shrews occur. Mule deer occur in fringe areas where suitable habitat exists. Resident prairie falcons, red-tailed and Swainson's hawks, golden eagles, wintering bald eagles, colonies of burrowing owls, and the occasional snowy owl or gyrfalcon are also present. |
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| | Ginkgo/Wanapum State Park | | This is a 7,470-acre, year-round camping park with 27,000 feet of freshwater shoreline on the Wanapum Reservoir on the Columbia River. Petrified wood was discovered in the region in the early 1930s, which led to creation of the park as a national historic preserve. Ginkgo Petrified Forest is a registered national natural landmark. |
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| | Potholes Reservoir | | Recreation in the area is full of variety. All types of water sports are allowed. Some of these include water skiing, boating, swimming, kayaking, and tubing. Picnicking on the shores of the reservoir is very popular as well. Most of the areas are covered to provide shelter from intense sun or the occasional rain shower. ATV trails line the outside area into the state park as well. |
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