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Grand Coulee and the Columbia River Plateau

A Photographic Geology Tour of Central Washington

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Click here to start a tour of the Grand Coulee and the Columbia River Plateau region of central Washington. Click on any of the images to continue to the next page in the linked series of web pages. Or, see a thumbnail gallery.

Map of central Washington
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Ginko Fossil Forest State Park Ginko Fossil Forest State Park Ginko Fossil Forest State Park
Ginkgo Fossil Forest State Park Ginkgo Fossil Forest State Park Ginkgo Fossil Forest State Park
Petroglyphs at Ginko State Park Petroglyphs at Ginko State Park Columbia River Gorge

Petroglyphs recovered before river dam construction

 Petroglyphs recovered before river dam construction Columbia River Gorge at Ginkgo Fossil Forest State Park
Columbia River Gorge Columbia River Gorge Spring wildflowers at Wanapum State Park
Columbia River Gorge at Ginkgo Fossil Forest State Park Hops fields along the Columbia River. Spring wildflowers at Wanapum State Park
Soda Lake in Grand Coulee Lake Lenore Caves Lake Lenore Caves
Soda Lake in Grand Coulee Lake Lenore Caves Lake Lenore Caves
Lake Lenore in Grand Coulee Lake Lenore in Grand Coulee Wildflowers at Lake Lenore
Lake Lenore in Grand Coulee Columbia River Basalt Wildflowers at Lake Lenore
Wildflowers at Lake Lenore Alkali Lake in Grand Coulee Alkali Lake in Grand Coulee
Arrowleaf Balsamroot Alkali Lake in Grand Coulee Alkali Lake in Grand Coulee
Dry Falls State Park Dry Falls in Grand Coulee Dry Falls in Grand Coulee
Dry Falls Overlook Dry Falls in Grand Coulee Grand Coulee below Dry Falls
Dry Falls State Park Dry Falls State Park Dry Falls State Park
Dry Falls and Dry Falls Lake Delany Camp basalt outcrops Delany Camp basalt outcrops
Banks Lake in Grand Coulee Banks Lake in Grand Coulee
Deep Lake at Dry Falls Road cuts near Banks Lake Banks Lake in Grand Coulee
Steamboat Rock State Park Granite and basalt outcrops Northrup Canyon
Steamboat Rock State Park Granite and basalt outcrops Northrup Canyon
Northrup Canyon Grand Coulee Dam Grand Coulee Dam
Northrup Canyon Grand Coulee Dam Grand Coulee Dam

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Sun Lakes State Park, Steamboat Rock State Park, and Ginkgo Petrified Forest are Washington State Parks - for more parks and recreation information see: http://www.parks.wa.gov/parks/.

See selected references about the geology of the Grand Coulee and Columbia River region impacted by the prehistoric Spokane Flood and the proposed Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail (authorized by Congress as the Ice Age Floods Bill in March, 2009).
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This website contains images produced from stereo photo pairs that were manipulated into anaglyphs (3-D images). You will need red-and-cyan stereo viewing glasses to get the 3-D visual effects. All photography on this website was taken in 2004.

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Last modified Mon 1/5/2011