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Malheur Lake
(Encyclopedia) Malheur Lake, c.15 mi (25 km) long and up to 5 mi (8 km) wide, in Harney Basin, SE Oreg. It receives the basin's interior drainage. A national wildlife refuge is there.Great Salt Plains Dam
(Encyclopedia) Great Salt Plains Dam, on Salt Fork, a tributary of the Arkansas River, NW Okla., near Enid. The dam was authorized in 1936 as a federal project and completed in 1941. In a salt-…Russellville
(Encyclopedia) Russellville, city (1990 pop. 21,260), seat of Pope co., central Ark., in an area yielding coal, timber, and diverse agricultural products; settled 1835, inc. 1870. Transportation…Waycross
(Encyclopedia) Waycross, city (1990 pop. 16,410), seat of Ware co., SE Ga.; settled 1818, inc. 1874. Waycross is a rail and highway center in a pine lumber, livestock, tobacco, and pecan area. It has…Pyramid Lake
(Encyclopedia) Pyramid Lake, 188 sq mi (487 sq km), W Nev. The lake, a remnant of ancient Lake Lahontan, receives the Truckee River. Visited (1844) by U.S. explorer John Frémont, the lake was named…Corvallis
(Encyclopedia) Corvallis Corvallis kôrvălˈĭs [key], city (2020 pop. 59,730), seat of Benton co., NW Oreg., on the…Caribou, town, United States
(Encyclopedia) Caribou Caribou kârˈĭb&oomacr; [key], town (2020 pop. 7,396), Aroostook co., NE Maine, on the…Nunivak
(Encyclopedia) NunivakNunivakn&oomacr;ˈnĭvăk [key], island, c.1,700 sq mi (4,400 sq km), off W Alaska, in the Bering Sea. It is the second largest island in the Bering Sea. Fogbound most of the…Carson Sink
(Encyclopedia) Carson Sink, swampy area, c.100 sq mi (260 sq km), W Nev.; a remnant of ancient Lake Lahontan. Fallon National Wildlife Refuge is located there. The Carson River (c.125 mi/200 km long…Okefenokee Swamp
(Encyclopedia) Okefenokee SwampOkefenokee Swampōˌkəfənōˈkē [key], c.600 sq mi (1,550 sq km), c.40 mi (60 km) long and averaging 20 mi (32 km) in width, SE Ga., extending into N Fla. It is a saucer-…Trending
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