Fallen Leaf Lake (Washington)

Fallen Leaf Lake, once called Dead Lake,[1] is a lake in Camas, Washington.[2] Once home to Dead Lake Cemetery, its graves were moved to Camas Cemetery in 1984.[3]

Fallen Leaf Lake
Location of Fallen Leaf Lake in Washington, USA.
Location of Fallen Leaf Lake in Washington, USA.
Fallen Leaf Lake
Location of Fallen Leaf Lake in Washington, USA.
Location of Fallen Leaf Lake in Washington, USA.
Fallen Leaf Lake
LocationCamas, Clark County, Washington
Coordinates45°36′05″N 122°24′38″W
Basin countriesUnited States

This property had been owned by the local Camas paper mill for decades. Most recently, the mill was owned by the Georgia-Pacific Corporation, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, Inc. In 2011, the property surrounding Fallen Leaf Lake was purchased from Koch RP Holdings I, LLC by the City of Camas, Washington for use as a city park.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fallen Leaf Lake (Washington)
  2. "Fallen Leaf Lake property purchase moves forward". Camas-Washougal Post-Record. 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  3. "Resurrecting Dead Lake". The Columbian. 2019-09-11. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  4. Fallen Leaf Lake Facilities, retrieved 2019-09-11
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