Columbia River (via nearby Trail)
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The Columbia River is a major river in the Pacific Northwest of North America, flowing from the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia through the U.S. to the Pacific Ocean and supporting extensive hydroelectric, transportation, and ecological systems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Columbia River (via nearby Trail) canonical | 1 |
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| borderBetween |
Oregon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| discharge | largest by volume of any North American river flowing into the Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| drainageBasinArea |
about 258,000 square miles
ⓘ
about 668,000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| emptiesNear | Astoria, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
British Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsFeature | Columbia River Gorge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHydroelectricDam |
Bonneville Dam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chief Joseph Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Coulee Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ John Day Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ McNary Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Mica Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Revelstoke Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Rock Island Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Rocky Reach Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dalles Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Wanapum Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyTown | Trail, British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPort |
Port of Portland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Port of Vancouver (Washington) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Colville River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cowlitz River NERFINISHED ⓘ Deschutes River NERFINISHED ⓘ Kootenay River NERFINISHED ⓘ Okanogan River NERFINISHED ⓘ Pend Oreille River NERFINISHED ⓘ Snake River NERFINISHED ⓘ Spokane River NERFINISHED ⓘ Willamette River NERFINISHED ⓘ Yakima River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedBy | Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedFor | salmon fishing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive hydroelectric system
ⓘ
major transportation corridor ⓘ significant ecological systems ⓘ |
| length |
about 1,243 miles
ⓘ
about 2,000 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| majorCityOnRiver |
Castlegar, British Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kennewick, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Pasco, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Portland, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ Richland, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Trail, British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Vancouver, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocation |
Columbia River Estuary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Columbia River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
British Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
inland navigation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ salmon populations ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.