2020 Map of Fishtrap Lake

About this map

Downs Lake and the surrounding wetland complex define this landscape at the intersection of Spokane, Lincoln, and Whitman counties. The terrain is a network of coulees and scablands, where water features like Clear Lake, Stoner Lake, and the long basin of Hog Canyon cut through the basalt-pocked plateau. Transportation in the area is rooted in historical rail corridors, now preserved as the Columbia Plateau State Park Trail, which passes near the settlements of Rodna and Croskey. The drainage pattern is complex, with seasonal and permanent flows such as Negro Cr and Damage Cr moving through the depressions between landmarks like Watermelon Hill. This 2020 survey illustrates how modern recreation and historical homesteading sites, identified by family-named roads like S Falk Rd and W Scroggie Rd, coexist within the sensitive Channeled Scablands environment.