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* [[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.
* '''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 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 auxillery dam used near Long Lake Dam to provide extra lift to Long Lake and hence more power to the generators at Long Lake Dam.

Revision as of 14:16, 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 auxillery dam used near Long Lake Dam to provide extra lift to Long Lake and hence more power to the generators at Long Lake Dam.