Whites Dam (Informal name, Westside Road, Windermere Lake)
At some point Whites Dam collapsed under pressure, causing a flood all the way down to Windermere Lake.
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Category Archives: Lakes
Nixon
Nixon Creek, Nixon Lake
Nixon was “full of stories, both true and false, as an ideal guide ought to be.29
Bott
Botts Channel (Brisco), Botts Lake
Bott’s “problems seemed to wear on his mind. He was frequently heard to shout across the valley, perhaps to hear his own echo.”29
Cobb
Cobb Lake (Kootenay National Park)
“Len was at home with his environment, capable and content with his lot. He was a good companion, full of fun. The life was interesting and challenging. I entertain no regrets.”78
Windermere (2)
Windermere Townsite, Windermere District, Windermere Lake
Windermere, “claims justly, that there is no more beautiful townsite on earth than her own. She is modest about it, is Windermere, and she never institutes comparisons which are invariably odious.”53
Windermere (1)
Windermere Townsite, Windermere District, Windermere Lake
“Windermere [was] a magnet for land speculation by government officials.”
Barbour
Templeton
Templeton River
Other names: Salmon River
From the earliest records, this was Salmon River. So established was the name that, even after it was officially changed, “Salmon River” continued to be used.
Dunbar
Dunbar Creek, Dunbar Lake (local name for Big Fish Lake)
Other names: South Fork of Salmon River
Dunbar’s real estate dealings in the Windermere Valley are rather murky, and it is unknown how or why his attention was drawn to the area.
Nowitka
Nowitka Mountain, Nowitka Lake, head of Findlay Creek
The Nowitka … has the distinction of being the last commercial steamboat on the Upper Columbia River.
In The Windermere 