lee ▁immediately ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁Qu ' App elle ▁Valley . ▁In ▁the ▁past ▁it ▁ran ▁dry ▁by ▁late ▁summer ; ▁global ▁war ming ▁or ▁other ▁factors ▁have ▁caused ▁it ▁to ▁run ▁freely ▁throughout ▁the ▁summer ▁and ▁to ▁have ▁fish ▁sw imming ▁freely ▁in ▁it ▁till ▁the ▁fall ▁free ze - up . ▁Be a vers ▁occasionally ▁dam ▁the ▁cre ek ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁using ▁the ▁pop l ars ▁that ▁line ▁its ▁cou lee ; ▁at ▁various ▁points ▁it ▁opens ▁up ▁into ▁p onds ▁where ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁when ▁the ▁Qu ' App elle ▁region ▁was ▁am ply ▁populated ▁farm ▁children ▁sw am . ▁ ▁Natural ▁features ▁of ▁E gg ▁Lake ▁( 2 0 . 6   km ▁( 1 3   mi )); ▁E cho ▁Creek ▁( 1 4 . 8   km ▁( 9   mi )); ▁the ▁Fish ing ▁L akes ▁( 2 5 . 1   km ▁( 1 6   mi )) ▁and ▁St raw berry ▁L akes ▁( 2 7 . 7   km ▁( 1 7   mi )) ▁are ▁near ▁Qu ' App elle . ▁The ▁Fish ing ▁L akes — K ate p wa , ▁Mission , ▁E cho ▁and ▁Pas qua ▁L akes — im medi ately ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Qu ' App elle ▁in ▁the ▁Qu ' App elle ▁Valley , ▁are ▁all ▁fed ▁by ▁the ▁Qu ' App elle ▁River . ▁ ▁"[ I ] in ▁the ▁years ▁prior ▁to ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁... he ▁recre ational