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East Fork Lewis River - Clark Co., WA

SW WA tributary to the Columbia River

East Fork Lewis River (ArcGIS Explorer Online map)
East Fork Lewis River - LaCenter to Lewisville Park (Google Maps)

La Center (lower EFL) kayak trip - August 2012


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looking downstream from boat launch at La Center, WA	looking upstream - bridge over EFL at La Center, WA	3) Tom Pfeifer in kayak & stocking cap	looking upstream - La Center wetlands beyond dike on left


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aquatic plant	looking upstream - rope swing in trees on left	looking downstream - rope swing in trees on right


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tributary stream? south side of East Fork	tributary stream? to East Fork	looking upstream	blackberries surround sign


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looking upstream	looking upstream	tributary stream to East Fork	bank stabilization plantings


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snake on bank (after swimming across river)	looking upstream	swimming	tributary stream to East Fork


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bullfrog	mullein	(Ferruginous?) hawk	house along river


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dogs roaming along river	beaver dam	logs & root wads in stream	river begins to shallow


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woody debris & wetlands	tracks in mud	dragonfly on plant	aquatic plant


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aquatic plants	log along river	bald eagle	freshwater mussel & snail


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clam shell	stickleback?	salmonid fry	looking upstream

Lewisville Park


mussels	caddisfly netting	caddisfly pupa	flat-headed mayfly


stonefly	aquatic moth	northern case-maker caddisflies	dace?


turbulence	sculpin	salmonids	water strider & snake

Under Construction

Daybreak Park

Lewisville Park

Lucia Falls

Moulton Falls

Upper East Fork Lewis River

East Fork Lewis River Links

Online resources:

Clark Co. Environmental Services: Water Resources - Clean Water Program | Clark Co. Watersheds Stream Health Report | Stream & Lake Monitoring Reports
WA State Parks: Paradise Point | brochure (.pdf)
Vancouver-Clark Parks & Recreation: East Fork Lewis River Greenway | Daybreak | Lewisville Park | Lucia Falls | Moulton Falls
Gifford Pinchot National Forest: Sunset Falls Campground
USGS: East Fork Lewis River near Heisson, WA stream gage | Science in Your Watershed
WA Dept of Ecology: EFL Water Quality Improvement Project | River & Stream Flow Monitoring | Water Quality Monitoring Station
US EPA: Surf Your Watershed | Lewis River Watershed | Adopt Your Watershed | Watershed Academy
Friends of the East Fork Lewis River (www.eastforklewisriver.com)
The East Fork of the Lewis River (www.lewisriver.com)
East Fork Lewis River Trail #139 - Washington Trails Association
Lewis River, East Fork - west-fly-fishing.com
East Fork Lewis River, Washington - kayaking video (on vimeo) by Josh Mckeown (ikayak2live.com)
Waterfall run on the East Fork - oregonkayaking.net

Acknowledgements

Thanks to the following individuals for their assistance:

Thomas Pfeifer - invitation to kayak the East Fork Lewis River beginning at La Center

Notes regarding photos & captions

The images for La Center (Lower EFL) were taken with an Olympus SZ-10 digital camera. They were then cropped and enhanced (color, lighting, sharpening, image compression, ...) in Adobe Photoshop Elements. The images for Lewisville park were taken with an Olympus TG-3 (waterproof) digital camera. They were then cropped and enhanced (color, lighting, sharpening, image compression, ...) in Adobe Photoshop.The webpage was created using Macromedia Dreamweaver. Website hosting by lunarpages.com.

Please be aware that the identifications on this site are done by a novice naturalist. Any assistance regarding incorrect or missing identifications would be greatly appreciated. Feel free to contact me at the email address shown below.

created: August 2012
updated: October 2014