Columbia River

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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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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

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Okanogan River tributaryOf Columbia River
Tri-Cities Airport nearbyWaterBody Columbia River
Astoria Reserve Fleet locatedOn Columbia River
Yakima River mouth Columbia River
Yakima River tributaryOf Columbia River
Fairview Lake hasNearbyFeature Columbia River
Cowlitz River mouthLocatedIn Columbia River
Cowlitz River tributaryOf Columbia River
OV-102 namedAfter Columbia River
Chelan County hasFeature Columbia River
Portland locatedNearRiver Columbia River
subject surface form: Portland, Oregon
Portland International Raceway near Columbia River
Portland Expo Center nearbyWaterBody Columbia River
State Route 240 follows Columbia River
Fort Dalles locatedOn Columbia River
Interstate 82 in Oregon crosses Columbia River
I-205 crossesRiver Columbia River
Interstate Highways in Oregon follows Columbia River
subject surface form: Interstate 84 in Oregon
State Route 17 crosses Columbia River
subject surface form: State Route 17 (Washington)
Washington State Route 14 follows Columbia River
Warrenton, Oregon hasWaterBody Columbia River
Roll On, Columbia, Roll On subject Columbia River
Columbia River waterfront locatedOnWaterbody Columbia River
subject surface form: Columbia River waterfront (St. Helens, Oregon)
Columbia River waterfront hasViewOf Columbia River
subject surface form: Columbia River waterfront (St. Helens, Oregon)
Kettle Falls, Washington locatedNear Columbia River
Astoria waterfront locatedOnWaterbody Columbia River
Astoria waterfront hasViewOf Columbia River
St. Johns hasWaterfront Columbia River
DR Reactor sitedNear Columbia River
Columbia South Shore area of Portland locatedAlong Columbia River
subject surface form: Columbia South Shore
Kelley Point Park adjacentTo Columbia River
Kelley Point Park hasViewOf Columbia River
this entity surface form: Columbia River shipping channel
Port of Longview locatedOnWaterway Columbia River
Port of Kalama locatedOnWaterbody Columbia River
Port of Kalama waterway Columbia River
this entity surface form: Columbia River shipping channel
U.S. Route 30 (via Columbia River crossings nearby) followsRiver Columbia River
subject surface form: U.S. Route 30
Columbia District (by the Hudson's Bay Company) namedAfter Columbia River
subject surface form: Columbia District (Hudson's Bay Company)
Columbia District (by the Hudson's Bay Company) majorRiver Columbia River
subject surface form: Columbia District (Hudson's Bay Company)