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(Created page with "Chamokane (pronounced SHIM-a-kin) is a Salish word meaning land of appearing and disappearing waters or more commonly, land of many springs. It can refer to: * '''Chamokane Creek''' a creek that forms the eastern boundary of the Spokane Indian Reservation. * '''Chamokane Fish Hatchery''' either a Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Hatchery or a Spokane Tribal Hatchery. * '''Tschimakain Mission''', same pronounciation, a mission established in 1838 near Ford. * '...") |
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* '''Chamokane Creek''' a creek that forms the eastern boundary of the Spokane Indian Reservation. | * '''Chamokane Creek''' a creek that forms the eastern boundary of the Spokane Indian Reservation. | ||
* '''Chamokane Falls''' a waterfall on Chamokane Creek and private land. | |||
* '''Chamokane Fish Hatchery''' either a Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Hatchery or a Spokane Tribal Hatchery. | * '''Chamokane Fish Hatchery''' either a Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Hatchery or a Spokane Tribal Hatchery. | ||
* '''Little Chamokane Creek''' is a creek less than a mile west of Chamokane Creek and on the Spokane Indian Reservation. | |||
* '''Tschimakain Mission''', same pronounciation, a mission established in 1838 near Ford. | * '''Tschimakain Mission''', same pronounciation, a mission established in 1838 near Ford. | ||
* '''Tschimakain Creek''', same pronounciation, small creek where the mission was near Ford. This flows into Chamokane Creek. | * '''Tschimakain Creek''', same pronounciation, small creek where the mission was near Ford. This flows into Chamokane Creek. | ||
* The town of '''Chamokane''' about a half mile down river of Little Falls on the Spokane River. | * The town of '''Chamokane''' about a half mile down river of Little Falls on the Spokane River. | ||
* [[Chamokane Lumber Company]] a sawmill and timber operation on the Spokane River at the town of Chamokane. | * [[Chamokane Lumber Company]] a sawmill and timber operation on the Spokane River at the town of Chamokane and the mouth of Spring Creek. | ||
* '''Chamokane Construction Company''' a subsidiary of the Washington Water Power charged with building a railroad from Springdale to the Long Lake dam site to haul the materials needed for the construction of Long Lake Dam. | |||
* '''Chamokane Dam''', an auxiliary dam used near Long Lake Dam to help raise the level of Long Lake (AKA Spokane Lake) and hence more power to the generators at Long Lake Dam. | |||
Latest revision as of 16:05, 12 February 2023
Chamokane (pronounced SHIM-a-kin) is a Salish word meaning land of appearing and disappearing waters or more commonly, land of many springs. It can refer to:
- Chamokane Creek a creek that forms the eastern boundary of the Spokane Indian Reservation.
- Chamokane Falls a waterfall on Chamokane Creek and private land.
- Chamokane Fish Hatchery either a Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Hatchery or a Spokane Tribal Hatchery.
- Little Chamokane Creek is a creek less than a mile west of Chamokane Creek and on the Spokane Indian Reservation.
- Tschimakain Mission, same pronounciation, a mission established in 1838 near Ford.
- Tschimakain Creek, same pronounciation, small creek where the mission was near Ford. This flows into Chamokane Creek.
- The town of Chamokane about a half mile down river of Little Falls on the Spokane River.
- Chamokane Lumber Company a sawmill and timber operation on the Spokane River at the town of Chamokane and the mouth of Spring Creek.
- Chamokane Construction Company a subsidiary of the Washington Water Power charged with building a railroad from Springdale to the Long Lake dam site to haul the materials needed for the construction of Long Lake Dam.
- Chamokane Dam, an auxiliary dam used near Long Lake Dam to help raise the level of Long Lake (AKA Spokane Lake) and hence more power to the generators at Long Lake Dam.