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Bookmark or Share- Columbia River - WikipediaThe Columbia River (Upper Chinook: Wimahl or Wimal; Sahaptin: Nch’i-Wàna or Nchi wana; Sinixt dialect swah'netk'qhu) is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. [14] The river forms in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada.
- Columbia River - The Oregon EncyclopediaThe Columbia’s largest tributary, the Snake River, flows more than a thousand miles from Two-Oceans Plateau in Yellowstone National Park, across the Snake River Plain and into the deepest canyon in North America, Hells Canyon, on the eastern boundary of Oregon.
- The Columbia River and Its Tributaries - USGSThe Columbia River: The Columbia River and its tributaries form the dominant water system in the Pacific Northwest. The mainstem of the Columbia rises in Columbia Lake in British Columbia, Canada. After flowing a path for 1,270 miles, the Columbia joins the Pacific Ocean near Astoria, Oregon.
- Columbia River | Location, Length, History, & Facts | BritannicaColumbia River, largest river flowing into the Pacific Ocean from North America. The Columbia is one of the world’s greatest sources of hydroelectric power and, with its tributaries, represents a third of the potential hydropower of the United States. It is 1,240 miles (2,000 km) long.
- Columbia River - New World EncyclopediaThe Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. It stretches from the Canadian province of British Columbia through the U.S. state of Washington , forming much of the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific Ocean .
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