Columbia River

E12075

international river river

The Columbia River is a major river of the Pacific Northwest that forms much of the border between Oregon and Washington and is vital for hydroelectric power, transportation, and regional ecosystems.

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All labels observed (24)

Label	Occurrences
Columbia River canonical	456
Columbia River system	11
Columbia River valley	9
Columbia River basin	7
Columbia River Basin	5
Lower Columbia River	4
Columbia River mainstem	2
Columbia River shipping channel	2
Columbia River watershed	2
Columbia River (at north end)	1
Columbia River (regional vicinity)	1
Columbia River (regional)	1
Columbia River (to the north in some areas)	1
Columbia River at Portland, Oregon	1
Columbia River corridor	1
Columbia River in the United States	1
Columbia River shoreline	1
Columbia River trade network	1
Columbia River, Oregon–Washington border	1
Columbia River, Washington, United States	1
Lower Columbia River region	1
Mid-Columbia River	1
lower Columbia River	1
middle Columbia River	1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international river ⓘ river ⓘ
borderRole	forms much of the border between Oregon and Washington ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dischargeRankInNorthAmerica	fourth-largest by volume ⓘ
drainageBasinArea	about 258,000 square miles ⓘ about 668,000 square kilometers ⓘ
ecoregionImportance	critical salmon habitat ⓘ
flowsDirection	generally south and west ⓘ
flowsThrough	British Columbia ⓘ Oregon ⓘ Washington ⓘ
formsBorderBetween	Oregon ⓘ Washington ⓘ
formsFeature	Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area ⓘ surface form: Columbia River Gorge
governedBy	Columbia River Treaty ⓘ
hasDam	Bonneville Dam ⓘ Chief Joseph Dam ⓘ Grand Coulee Dam ⓘ McNary Dam ⓘ The Dalles Dam ⓘ
historicalUse	route for Lewis and Clark Expedition ⓘ transportation route for Indigenous peoples ⓘ
hydroelectricSystem	Columbia River hydropower system ⓘ
knownFor	Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area ⓘ surface form: Columbia River Gorge barge transportation ⓘ hydroelectric power production ⓘ salmon runs ⓘ
length	about 1,243 miles ⓘ about 2,000 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn	Pacific Northwest ⓘ
majorTributary	Cowlitz River ⓘ Deschutes River ⓘ Kootenay River ⓘ Okanogan River ⓘ Snake River ⓘ Spokane River ⓘ Willamette River ⓘ Yakima River ⓘ
mouth	Pacific Ocean ⓘ
mouthLocation	Astoria, Oregon ⓘ
passesCity	Castlegar, British Columbia ⓘ Portland, Oregon, United States ⓘ surface form: Portland, Oregon Trail, British Columbia ⓘ Tri-Cities, Washington ⓘ Vancouver, Washington ⓘ
sourceLocation	Columbia Lake ⓘ
sourceProvinceOrState	British Columbia ⓘ
sourceRegion	Rocky Mountains ⓘ
usedFor	fisheries ⓘ hydroelectric power ⓘ irrigation ⓘ navigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ

Referenced by (513)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Portland, Oregon, United States → locatedOnRiver → Columbia River ⓘ

Multnomah County → includesRiver → Columbia River ⓘ

Pacific Northwest → hasRiver → Columbia River ⓘ

Hanford Site, Washington → locatedOnRiver → Columbia River ⓘ

subject surface form: Hanford Site

Oregon → hasRiver → Columbia River ⓘ

Mountain States → hasMajorRiver → Columbia River ⓘ

Columbia County, Oregon → borders → Columbia River ⓘ

Columbia County, Oregon → namedAfter → Columbia River ⓘ

H Reactor → sitedOn → Columbia River ⓘ

C Reactor → locatedOn → Columbia River ⓘ

D Reactor → near → Columbia River ⓘ

F Reactor → coolantSource → Columbia River ⓘ

Pacific Crest Trail → crosses → Columbia River ⓘ

K-East Reactor → locatedIn → Columbia River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Columbia River basin

Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area → locatedOnRiver → Columbia River ⓘ

K-West Reactor → locatedOn → Columbia River ⓘ

Grand Coulee Dam → locatedOnRiver → Columbia River ⓘ

Grand Coulee Dam → crosses → Columbia River ⓘ

N Reactor → locatedIn → Columbia River ⓘ

Hood River County, Oregon → borders → Columbia River ⓘ

Cascadia → hasRiver → Columbia River ⓘ

Port of Portland → locatedOn → Columbia River ⓘ

Clark County, Washington → borderedBy → Columbia River ⓘ

Clark County, Washington → hasAreaWater → Columbia River ⓘ

Portland metropolitan area → containsRiver → Columbia River ⓘ

Skamania County, Washington → borders → Columbia River ⓘ

Willamette River → flowsInto → Columbia River ⓘ

Willamette River → tributaryOf → Columbia River ⓘ

Willamette River → formsConfluenceWith → Columbia River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Columbia River at Portland, Oregon

Benton County, Washington → bordersRiver → Columbia River ⓘ

Grant County, Washington → traversedBy → Columbia River ⓘ

Franklin County, Washington → bordersRiver → Columbia River ⓘ

Franklin County, Washington → hasFeature → Columbia River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Columbia River shoreline

Multnomah people → culturalRegion → Columbia River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lower Columbia River

Inland Northwest → hasRiver → Columbia River ⓘ

Columbia Plateau → drainedBy → Columbia River ⓘ

Chinookan peoples → traditionalRegion → Columbia River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lower Columbia River

Oregon Coast → extendsFrom → Columbia River ⓘ

Troutdale, Oregon → locatedNear → Columbia River ⓘ

Troutdale, Oregon → borderedBy → Columbia River ⓘ

Fairview, Oregon → near → Columbia River ⓘ

Clatsop County, Oregon → borders → Columbia River ⓘ

Pacific County, Washington → bordersBodyOfWater → Columbia River ⓘ

Cascade Range → drainage → Columbia River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Columbia River basin

Washington → contains → Columbia River ⓘ

Columbia Mountains → namedAfter → Columbia River ⓘ

Columbia Mountains → drainage → Columbia River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Columbia River basin

Richland, Washington → locatedOnRiver → Columbia River ⓘ

Pasco, Washington → locatedOnRiver → Columbia River ⓘ

Rocky Mountains → majorRiverSourceFor → Columbia River ⓘ