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| Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area |
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| 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 |
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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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