Had it been found, a passage from New Orleans to the Pacific would have been opened up.
Lake Umatilla was created by the opening of the John Jay Dam on this river. Its namesake Bar prevented early explorers from sailing up it. Lewis and Clark looked for a passage between it and the Missouri River, but none was found. Had it been found, a passage from New Orleans to the Pacific would have been opened up. The Snake River drains into, FTP, what large river which forms part of the border between Oregon and Washington, named for an early explorer of the Americas.
Lake Umatilla was created by the opening of the John Jay Dam on this river.
{Columbia} River