Carpenter Island
For the island in Maryland, see Carpenter Island (Maryland).
Carpenter Island is a man-made, backward letter L-shaped island and boat launch area on the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington. It lies on the Chelan County side of the river, across from Douglas County and is just downstream of Wells Dam.[1]
Wells Dam taken from Carpenter Island Boat Launch area.
Carpenter Island is also known as Carpenter Island Boat Launch. It has a fish hatchery channel which is part of the Wells Dam and Hatchery.[2] It is owned and operated by Douglas County Public Utility District.
References
- ↑ Wells Project, accessed July 29, 2009 from: http://relicensing.douglaspud.org/background/wells_project/map_of_project.htm
- ↑ Wells Project, Aerial Maps of the Wells Hydroelectric Project, accessed July 29, 2009 from: http://relicensing.douglaspud.org/background/wells_project/map/map.asp?MapName=03.jpg
External links
- Map: 47°56′43″N 119°52′02″W / 47.94528°N 119.86722°WCoordinates: 47°56′43″N 119°52′02″W / 47.94528°N 119.86722°W
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