Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area

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Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Location Ferry, Stevens, Lincoln, and Grant counties, Washington, USA
Nearest city Spokane, Washington
Area 100,390 acres (406.26 km²)
Established April, 1946
Visitors 1,272,119 (in 2005)
Governing body National Park Service, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, Colville Indian Reservation, Spokane Indian Reservation

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area is a U.S. National Recreation Area of the National Park Service that encompasses the 130-mile-long Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake between Grand Coulee Dam and Northport, Washington in eastern Washington state. It is a popular boating, fishing, hunting, camping, and swimming destination, as well as the location of Fort Spokane and St. Paul's Mission.

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