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Spokane river inflicts a bit of justice on boat docks

Both docks in the Coyote Rocks development in the Spokane Valley have been damaged this spring from the rising waters of the Spokane River. (J. Bart Rayniak)
Both docks in the Coyote Rocks development in the Spokane Valley have been damaged this spring from the rising waters of the Spokane River. (J. Bart Rayniak)

RIVERS -- Both of the controversial boat docks in the Coyote Rocks development in the Spokane Valley have been damaged this spring by the Spokane River's spring runoff  waters.

A lot of people said the docks shouldn't be allowed to be built there.

Now the river is getting its say.

Rich Landers
By Rich Landers

Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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