Round Lake (Clark County, Washington)
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Round Lake is a small lake in Camas, Washington, U.S. The lake is connected at its north-west tip to Lacamas Lake and is accessed from Lacamas Park. The park includes a trail that goes entirely around Round Lake, and across the approximately Script error: No such module "convert". dam that controls the level of Lacamas Lake and Round Lake.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The lake has rainbow trout, brown trout, bluegill and smallmouth bass.[1]
History
Lacamas Creek was first dammed in 1883 for a paper mill—the first to be constructed in Washington Territory. It was replaced by a pair of concrete dams at the southwest end of Round Lake that raised the water level by Script error: No such module "convert".; a diversion tunnel was also constructed to supply the mill with more water.[2][3] The lake and its surrounding area remained under the control of the mill, which was acquired by Crown Zellerbach in 1925. The company donated Script error: No such module "convert". around Lacamas Lake and Round Lake to the Clark County government in 1963 for the creation of a new park, later named Lacamas Park.[2][4]
The two lakes were stocked with various species of fish, but they were unable to survive the oxygen-depleted environment created by the high levels of nitrogen, phosphorus, and fecal coliform bacteria that had been produced by nearby dairies and septic tanks.[3] The county government began studying the deteriorating water quality of Lacamas Lake and Round Lake in the 1980s, but were unable to solve the pollution issues at the time.[3]
Water quality
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