In August 2019,[1] a water feature was installed in Vancouver, Washington's Waterfront Park, in the United States. The City of Vancouver has referred to the installation as the Columbia River Water Feature.[2]
Headwaters at Vancouver Waterfront Park | |
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 The water feature in October 2020 | |
| Location | Vancouver Waterfront Park |
  Headwaters at Vancouver Waterfront Park | |
| Coordinates: 45°37′25″N 122°40′47.5″W / 45.62361°N 122.679861°W | |
Description and history edit
Described as a "Columbia River interactive art installation", the $3.5 million project was designed by artist Larry Kirkland. It features a 12-foot (3.7 m) stone and bronze structure called Headwaters (or sometimes the Headwaters Wall)[3] which has a cast bronze bas relief map of the Columbia Basin on the east side. The opposite side has an "engraved stone with a topographical map of the Columbia's origins", down which water falls into a shallow wading pool. According to KOIN, "one-inch-deep 'river' flows 150 feet along a molded riverbed dotted with stacks of granite representing each of the Columbia's tributaries".[4] In September, The Columbian reported on the "unsightly" white deposits left by water.[5] The water feature is maintained by the Vancouver Parks and Recreation Department.[6]
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Water feature -
Headwaters and start of "river" -
East side of Headwaters -
Inscriptions
References edit
- ^ "Vancouver's waterfront fountain opens to public". Archived from the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ^ "Vancouver Waterfront Park". City of Vancouver, Washington. Archived from the original on October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ "'Yeah, that Vancouver' marketing campaign starts". Archived from the original on 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ^ "New water feature makes splash at Vancouver Waterfront". KOIN. August 9, 2019. Archived from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ "White deposits mar water feature at the Waterfront Vancouver". Archived from the original on 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ^ "Columbia River water feature at Vancouver Waterfront Park opens". Archived from the original on 2020-10-24. Retrieved 2020-10-20.