Sturgeon Lake (Oregon)
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Sturgeon Lake is a lake on Sauvie Island
in the U.S. state
of Oregon
. It is particularly notable in that it is the largest lake on the largest fluvial island in the United States and occupies quite a large area of that island.
Sauvie Island
Sauvie Island, in the U.S. state of Oregon, originally Wapato Island or Wappatoo Island, is the largest island along the Columbia River, at 26,000 acres , and the largest river island in the United States...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
. It is particularly notable in that it is the largest lake on the largest fluvial island in the United States and occupies quite a large area of that island.