Headwaters at Vancouver Waterfront Park

In August 2019,[1] a water feature was installed in Vancouver, Washington's Waterfront Park, in the United States. The City of Vancouver has referred to the installation as the Columbia River Water Feature.[2]

Headwaters at Vancouver Waterfront Park
The water feature in October 2020
The water feature in October 2020
LocationVancouver Waterfront Park
Headwaters at Vancouver Waterfront Park is located in Washington (state)
Headwaters at Vancouver Waterfront Park
Headwaters at Vancouver Waterfront Park
Coordinates: 45°37′25″N 122°40′47.5″W

Description and history

Described as a "Columbia River interactive art installation", the $3.5 million project was designed by artist Larry Kirkland. It features a 12-foot (3.7 m) stone and bronze structure called Headwaters (or sometimes the Headwaters Wall)[3] which has a cast bronze bas relief map of the Columbia Basin on the east side. The opposite side has an "engraved stone with a topographical map of the Columbia's origins", down which water falls into a shallow wading pool. According to KOIN, "one-inch-deep 'river' flows 150 feet along a molded riverbed dotted with stacks of granite representing each of the Columbia's tributaries".[4] In September, The Columbian reported on the "unsightly" white deposits left by water.[5] The water feature is maintained by the Vancouver Parks and Recreation Department.[6]

  • Water feature
    Water feature
  • Headwaters and start of "river"
    Headwaters and start of "river"
  • East side of Headwaters
    East side of Headwaters
  • Inscriptions
    Inscriptions

References
  1. "Vancouver's waterfront fountain opens to public". Archived from the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  2. "Vancouver Waterfront Park". City of Vancouver, Washington. Archived from the original on October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  3. "'Yeah, that Vancouver' marketing campaign starts". Archived from the original on 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  4. "New water feature makes splash at Vancouver Waterfront". KOIN. August 9, 2019. Archived from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  5. "White deposits mar water feature at the Waterfront Vancouver". Archived from the original on 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  6. "Columbia River water feature at Vancouver Waterfront Park opens". Archived from the original on 2020-10-24. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
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