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.

International Joint Commission → operatesIn → Columbia River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Columbia River basin

Gresham → hasProximityTo → Columbia River ⓘ

Bureau of Reclamation → serviceArea → Columbia River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Columbia River Basin

Northeast Portland → borders → Columbia River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Columbia River (to the north in some areas)

western Oregon → majorRiver → Columbia River ⓘ

subject surface form: Western Oregon

Pacific lamprey → foundIn → Columbia River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Columbia River Basin

North Portland → locatedByBodyOfWater → Columbia River ⓘ

Interstate 84 → parallels → Columbia River ⓘ

subject surface form: Interstate 84 (Oregon–Idaho)

Wasco County, Oregon → borders → Columbia River ⓘ

Interstate 205 → crosses → Columbia River ⓘ

Snake River → mouth → Columbia River ⓘ

Snake River → riverSystem → Columbia River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Columbia River basin

Snake River → flowsInto → Columbia River ⓘ

Columbia Valley AVA → namedAfter → Columbia River ⓘ

Columbia Valley AVA → irrigationSource → Columbia River ⓘ

St. Helens, Oregon → locatedOnRiver → Columbia River ⓘ

Rainier, Oregon → locatedOnRiver → Columbia River ⓘ

Rainier, Oregon → borderedBy → Columbia River ⓘ

Rainier, Oregon → hasViewOf → Columbia River ⓘ

Rainier, Oregon → isInRegion → Columbia River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lower Columbia River region

Hanford production reactors → locatedOn → Columbia River ⓘ

Columbia South Shore Well Field → locatedNear → Columbia River ⓘ

St. Johns neighborhood → borderedByRiver → Columbia River ⓘ

Portland bridge system → crosses → Columbia River ⓘ

Cowlitz County, Washington → bordersRiver → Columbia River ⓘ

BC → hasMajorRiver → Columbia River ⓘ

subject surface form: British Columbia

Vancouver, Washington → borderedBy → Columbia River ⓘ

Vancouver, Washington → hasRiver → Columbia River ⓘ

Oregon Country → majorRiver → Columbia River ⓘ

Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail → hasViewOf → Columbia River ⓘ

Horsetail Falls → flowsInto → Columbia River ⓘ

Angel’s Rest Trail → offersViewOf → Columbia River ⓘ

Angel’s Rest Trail → near → Columbia River ⓘ

Tualatin River → partOf → Columbia River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Columbia River basin

Dog Mountain Trail → overlooks → Columbia River ⓘ

Elowah Falls → proximityTo → Columbia River ⓘ

MWAK Company → locationOfWork → Columbia River ⓘ

Consolidated Builders, Inc. → significantProjectLocation → Columbia River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Columbia River, Washington, United States

Left Powerhouse → locatedOnRiver → Columbia River ⓘ

Left Powerhouse → waterSource → Columbia River ⓘ

Third Powerhouse → locatedOn → Columbia River ⓘ

Third Powerhouse → waterSource → Columbia River ⓘ

Starvation Creek Falls → isNear → Columbia River ⓘ

Right Powerhouse → waterSource → Columbia River ⓘ

Eagle Creek Trail → near → Columbia River ⓘ

Southwest Washington → bordersRiver → Columbia River ⓘ

Cascade Locks, Oregon → locatedOn → Columbia River ⓘ

Vista House → overlooks → Columbia River ⓘ

Wahkeena Falls → near → Columbia River ⓘ

Grand Coulee, Washington → locatedOn → Columbia River ⓘ