TitleWatergate at Tualatin River and Oswego Lake CanalDescriptionWatergate at Tualatin River end of the Old Tualatin River-Oswego Lake Canal. The Lake Oswego Canal was built in 1872 to connect then Sucker Lake to the Tualatin River by the Tualatin River Navigation & Manufacturing Company. Lake Oswego was extensively used by the Clowewallas, Tualatins, and other Native peoples before European settlers formed the city of Oswego in 1850 with a donation land claim.CreatorBright, Verne, 1893-1977TypeStillImageFormatimage/jpegDate1937-11-09LocationLake Oswego, Clackamas County, Oregon, United StatesSubjectOswego, Lake (Or. : Lake)Tualatin River (Or.)Rightshttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/CollectionState Library of Oregon Photographs
Bright, Verne, 1893-1977, Watergate at Tualatin River and Oswego Lake Canal (1937-11-09). State Library of Oregon Digital Collections, accessed 14/12/2025, https://digitalcollections.library.oregon.gov/nodes/view/311705