Nine Mile Falls, Washington
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Nine Mile Falls is an unincorporated community
in Spokane County, Washington
, United States
. It is located 9 mi (16 km} downstream on the winding river) from downtown Spokane
, at the location of the former falls on the Spokane River
. The Nine Mile Falls Dam was built by Spokane & Inland Empire Railroad on the site of the falls in 1908. Washington Water Power (now Avista) purchased the site in 1925.
Nine Mile Falls has a post office with zip code 99026.
The Spokane River
and the Little Spokane River
converge at Nine Mile Falls to help create Long Lake. There is still some dispute as to whether the lake's name should be Long Lake or Lake Spokane.
Nine Mile Falls is also the site of the historic Spokane House
trading post, est ablished in 1810. Spokane House
was one of the first white settlements in the area.
The west head of the Spokane River Centennial Trail
is at Sontag Park in Nine Mile Falls.
Nine Miles Falls was the location of the books The Fortunes of Indigo Skye and Honey,Baby,Sweetheart.However the author of The Fortunes of Indigo Skye placed it in the wrong part of Washington.
The community offers four schools
: two elementary schools, one middle school and a high school. Both Lakeside High and Lakeside Middle are home to the Eagles. Lake Spokane Elementary and Nine Mile Falls Elementary are elementary schools in the community.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Spokane County, Washington
Spokane County, Washington
Spokane County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington, named after the Spokane tribe. As of the 2010 census the population was 471,221, making it the fourth most populous county in Washington state. The largest city and county seat is Spokane, the second largest city in the state,...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is located 9 mi (16 km} downstream on the winding river) from downtown Spokane
Spokane, Washington
Spokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region...
, at the location of the former falls on the Spokane River
Spokane River
The Spokane River is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately long, in northern Idaho and eastern Washington in the United States. It drains a low mountainous area east of the Columbia, passing through the city of Spokane, Washington.-Description:...
. The Nine Mile Falls Dam was built by Spokane & Inland Empire Railroad on the site of the falls in 1908. Washington Water Power (now Avista) purchased the site in 1925.
Nine Mile Falls has a post office with zip code 99026.
The Spokane River
Spokane River
The Spokane River is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately long, in northern Idaho and eastern Washington in the United States. It drains a low mountainous area east of the Columbia, passing through the city of Spokane, Washington.-Description:...
and the Little Spokane River
Little Spokane River
The Little Spokane River is a major tributary of the Spokane River, approximately 35 mi long, in eastern Washington in the United States. It drains a rural area of forested foothills and a farming valley north of the city of Spokane along the Idaho-Washington border.It rises in southern Pend...
converge at Nine Mile Falls to help create Long Lake. There is still some dispute as to whether the lake's name should be Long Lake or Lake Spokane.
Nine Mile Falls is also the site of the historic Spokane House
Spokane House
Spokane House was a fur trading post founded in 1810 by the British-Canadian North West Company under direction of David Thompson. The post was sited on a peninsula where the Spokane River and Little Spokane River meet. Today this site is in Spokane County in the U.S...
trading post, est ablished in 1810. Spokane House
Spokane House
Spokane House was a fur trading post founded in 1810 by the British-Canadian North West Company under direction of David Thompson. The post was sited on a peninsula where the Spokane River and Little Spokane River meet. Today this site is in Spokane County in the U.S...
was one of the first white settlements in the area.
The west head of the Spokane River Centennial Trail
Spokane River Centennial Trail
The Spokane River Centennial Trail is a paved trail in Washington for alternate transportation and recreational use. It extends from Sontag Park in Nine Mile Falls, Washington to the Washington/Idaho border. It passes through the cities of Spokane, Washington, Spokane Valley, Washington, Liberty...
is at Sontag Park in Nine Mile Falls.
Nine Miles Falls was the location of the books The Fortunes of Indigo Skye and Honey,Baby,Sweetheart.However the author of The Fortunes of Indigo Skye placed it in the wrong part of Washington.
The community offers four schools
Nine Mile Falls School District
Nine Mile Falls School District No. 325/179 is a public school district in the counties of Spokane and Stevens, Washington, USA and serves the communities of Nine Mile Falls and Suncrest.As of October 2005, the district has an enrollment of 1,752 students....
: two elementary schools, one middle school and a high school. Both Lakeside High and Lakeside Middle are home to the Eagles. Lake Spokane Elementary and Nine Mile Falls Elementary are elementary schools in the community.