Kettle Falls, Washington
Stevens County · Population 1,636 · Card no. 1053
The town moved uphill in 1940 when Grand Coulee Dam flooded the falls that gave it its name, one of the great salmon fishing sites on the continent.
- Tribes from across the region gathered at the falls for thousands of years.
- The falls are under Lake Roosevelt and appear only in extreme drawdowns.
- The modern town is a lumber and orchard center.
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