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East of the Cascade Mountains, Washington’s climate is arid and the terrain is desert-like. Summertime temperatures can exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit in regions such as the Yakima Valley and the Columbia River Plateau. This is an area of rolling hills and flatlands. During the last Ice Age, 18,000 to 13,000 years ago, floods flowed across this land, causing massive erosion and leaving carved basalt canyons, waterfalls and coulees known as the Channeled Scablands. The Quincy Lakes area is part of the scablands of central Washington State. Visitors to this area will experience basalt cliffs, mesas, benches, canyons and potholes. Several of the potholes have become lakes that are filled with water seeping from the irrigation of nearby upslope farmlands. Ancient and Dusty lakes are two examples that have added to fish and wildlife diversity and have also become important recreational areas. Ancient Lake and Dusty Lake are in the Quincy Wildlife Recreation Area near Quincy, Washington State, USA.

$Flaming Gorge Reservoir. The Flaming Gorge Reservoir is located in the US states of Wyoming and Utah.\n\nThe lake was created by damming the Green River by the Flaming Gorge Dam.$

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Beautiful clear water and shore line with evergreen trees, colorful broad leaf bushes and lava rock. Clear lake is the headwaters for the McKenzie River. The closest large town is Eugene Oregon, its address is listed as Sisters Oregon. Water is extremely clear and cold. Taken with a Nikon D4 with Nikkor lens.

Panoramic view of Ili Lake of Nemrut volcano, Bitlis Province, Eastern Turkey. Mirror water surface. Reflection of the cloudy sky in the lake. Stone bottom through clear water

A young woman, a young artist in search of painting inspiration in naturee. A young beautiful artist inspired by autumn nature creates her work of art.

Cave Point, Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin

The Columbia River between the states of Oregon and Washington.

A rocky shoreline with a body of water in the background. The water is calm and the rocks are jagged

structural cliff above the blue expanse of the river under a picturesque relief hill

Part of lake Rama, is artificial, created by damming the Rama River in 1968. The view from the village Zahum high up.

Columbia River below eroded cliffs of ancient lava flows carved by Missoula Floods of previous ice age in central Washington state

Muddy coast of reservoir during low tide. Orto-Tokoy reservoir, Kyrgyzstan

Stock photography of a beautiful landscape with lake, reflection, blue sky, surrounded with woodland and trees, rocks, beautiful view at the horizon over the land and water.

Beach, Beauty, Beauty In Nature, California, Coastline

Mirror water surface. Panoramic view of Ili Lake of Nemrut volcano, Bitlis Province, Eastern Turkey. Reflection of the cloudy sky in the lake. Stone bottom through clear water

Grebe Beach and coastline, Grebe, Cornwall

Akan lake in Hokkaido

Tufa in Mono Lake at sunset

View from a rocky gravel beach of the steep sides of a logged mountain and it's reflection in the calm lake.

There are many pothole lakes and ponds in the scablands of Central Washington. Corral Lake is in the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge near Othello, Washington State, USA.

View of Sparks Lake and the Mountains on a Partly Cloudy Day with Blue Skies Peeking Through

Lily Point Clay cliffs with the pilings on the right marking the site of a major salmon cannery over 100 years ago. Lily Point was the most important Native reef net fishery and one of the most significant salmon fisheries of the Central Coast Salish. In 1889, 16 Native reef nets were in operation and a single net would catch as many as 2,000 fish a day. A newspaper reported in 1881 that three reef nets took 10,000 fish in six hours. In the late 18th century, non-Indian fish traps displaced traditional reef nets. Alaska Packers purchased a year old cannery at Lily Point in 1884. The cannery was abandoned in 1917, leaving pilings and debris still visible today.

calm lake with stony coast reflected in a water, beautiful natural background

Rugged Colorado River Flowing Through Canyon in Late Summer - Rabbitbrush along shore with scenic views of the Colorado River.

Late afternoon on the bluffs of Helliwell Provincial Park on Hornby Island, BC.

The coastline of Soap Lake in Washington state

The Gros Ventre Slide is one of the largest and most significant landslides in North American history. It occurred on June 23, 1925, in the Gros Ventre Mountains and resulted in the formation of Slide Lake. The slide was triggered by a combination of geological, hydrological, and weather-related factors. Over time, erosion and weakening of the sandstone layer made the overlying rock mass unstable. In the spring of 1925, a period of intense snowmelt and rainfall saturated the sandstone, making the ground less stable. This added weight and water pressure contributed to destabilizing the rock layers. Minor earthquakes are believed to have been a contributing factor in dislodging the massive rock slab that eventually slid down the slope. On that June day, an enormous section of the north slope of Sheep Mountain, about 50 million cubic yards of rock, soil, and trees, broke loose and slid down into the valley below. The slide traveled over 2 miles, creating a massive debris field that was about 1,000 feet wide and 225 feet deep in some places. When the debris from the slide reached the valley floor, it completely dammed the flow of the Gros Ventre River, which resulted in the formation of what is now called Slide Lake. The natural dam created by the debris was about 200 feet high. Over the next several months, water backed up behind the dam, forming a lake that covered about 3 miles of the valley. The initial landslide caused minimal damage. Two years later, on May 18, 1927, a portion of the natural dam collapsed, releasing a massive flood downstream. This flood devastated the small town of Kelly, located downstream of the slide area, killing six people and destroying many homes. Slide Lake remains, although it is smaller than it was right after the landslide. This scene was hazy from a nearby forest fire. Slide Lake is in the Bridger Teton National Forest near Jackson, Wyoming, USA.

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