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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Pend Oreille Lake , 148 sq mi (383 sq km), 65 mi (105 km) long, and 1,200 ft (366 m) deep, N Idaho; largest lake in Idaho and one of the largest and deepest lakes in the United States. Fed by the Clark Fork, and drained by the Pend Oreille River, the lake, with the surrounding national forests, is a place of beauty and a landmark in a farming, lumbering, and mining region. ... Read more

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Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names Pend Oreille, Idaho/USA A lake and a river that also flows through Washington State. Both take their name from the French Pend d'Oreille for the Kalispel people. They wore ear pendants (in French, pendant d'oreille ) and thus were given the name ‘Hanging Ear’. Read more

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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia ...Montana and Idaho, U.S. Rising near Butte, Mont., it flows in an irregular course for about 300 mi (480 km) to enter Pend Oreille Lake in northern Idaho. Glacier National Park , wildlife preserves, and national forests are in the adjacent mountains... Read more

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	Anglers question plans, not need, to save salmon: Ideas debated at Lake Pend Oreille meeting. Newspaper article from: Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA); 1/22/2006; 700+ words ; ...22--SANDPOINT a Passionate Lake Pend Oreille anglers and worried state Fish...gill-netting would not be used on Lake Pend Oreille, Sawyer recalled. Now, local...interests in the future of the Lake Pend Oreille fisheries. Their input is necessary... Read more
	Near Sandpoint ... Resort projects planned on Lake Pend Oreille Magazine article from: Journal of Business; 5/3/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...Sandpoint, Idaho, on the shores of Lake Pend Oreille. One of the projects, a 30-room...which carries U.S. 95 across the lake near Sandpoint, says Dr. Alex Verhoogen...of 48 condominium units on Lake Pend Oreille's Garfield Bay, located about 15... Read more
	East meets investment: Condo development on Lake Pend Oreille hosts metaphysical water blessing. Newspaper article from: Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA); 10/29/2006; 567 words ; ...backdrop for a blessing of Lake Pend Oreille Saturday afternoon. About...chant intended to heal the lake -- spoiled by the invasive...On another level, the lake is sparking debate between...responsibility to this lake because development is... Read more
	Idaho's Lake Pend Oreille Schools Seek $3 Million Tax Levy. Newspaper article from: Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA); 3/1/2004; 363 words ; Byline: Taryn Brodwater Mar. 1--Lake Pend Oreille School District will ask voters to approve a $3 million supplemental levy March 23. The levy replaces an expiring $4.4 million... Read more
	Grant will fund reading initiatives: Lake Pend Oreille district plans to use research-based strategies on K-12 students. Newspaper article from: Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA); 4/12/2006; 700+ words ; Byline: Rasha Madkour Apr. 12--The Lake Pend Oreille School District wants to see at least nine of every 10 of its students reading proficiently by 2009. And the district has $437... Read more
	Lake Pend Oreille, Wallace levies pass. Newspaper article from: Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA); 3/21/2007; 303 words ; ...year. Voters approved an $8.9 million levy in the Lake Pend Oreille School District by a vote of 3,651-2,049, said superintendent...curricula. The money will go to schools in towns in the Lake Pend Oreille district, including Sagle, Cocolalla, Clark Fork... Read more
	Agency to float fishery plan for lake: Fish and Game wants to protect salmon by harvesting predatory fish in Pend Oreille. Newspaper article from: Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA); 1/20/2006; 476 words ; ...restore legendary fishing to Lake Pend Oreille. But not even the best scientific...The state hopes to convince Lake Pend Oreille anglers and local residents...been munching their way through Lake Pend Oreille's kokanee salmon population... Read more
	North Idaho to get new marina: Project begins at Dover on Lake Pend Oreille. Newspaper article from: Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA); 6/30/2006; 301 words ; ...miles west of downtown Sandpoint, where the Pend Oreille River flows out of Lake Pend Oreille. Sletager is anticipating a two-year build-o...out too far into a congested stretch of the Pend Oreille River. As part of the design approval, Sletager... Read more
	Navy test ship plies local waters: Lake Pend Oreille facility evaluates next-generation warship technology, design. Newspaper article from: Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA); 5/13/2006; 700+ words ; ...prototype recently launched on Lake Pend Oreille. Agent Bond or Dr. Evil would...entirely peaceful presence on Lake Pend Oreille, said Henry Netzer, director...The ship is being tested on Lake Pend Oreille because it is considered among... Read more
	Boat moorage sale called a 'scam': Idaho frowns on proposal for Lake Pend Oreille. Newspaper article from: Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA); 5/10/2006; 700+ words ; ...wants to sell boat moorage rights on Lake Pend Oreille for $100,000 or more, when marina...that the 10-year state lease on the lake wouldn't be renewed, Wetzel acknowledged...site leases, such as those on Priest Lake, sell for high premium prices, the... Read more

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