Lake Celilo

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Lake Celilo is a 24 mile long artificial lake on the Columbia River in the United States, in the states of both Washington and Oregon. It was created in 1957 with the construction of The Dalles Dam near the City of The Dalles, Oregon. Its filling drowned the former site of Celilo Falls and the neighboring fishing and trade village sites.

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