Willamette Falls
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Willamette Falls is a large, horseshoe-shaped waterfall on the Willamette River in Oregon, historically significant as a major fishing and trading site for Native American tribes and later as a center of early industrial development in the Pacific Northwest.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Willamette Falls canonical | 5 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
natural feature
ⓘ
waterfall ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chinookan peoples
ⓘ
Clackamas people ⓘ Kalapuya people ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
sacred site for local Native American tribes
ⓘ
traditional salmon fishing site ⓘ |
| downstreamFrom |
Willamette River
ⓘ
surface form:
Willamette River upper valley
|
| environmentalConcern | fish passage and habitat impacts ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Oregon
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Oregon
|
| hasEconomicRole |
supported flour and woolen mills in the 19th century
ⓘ
supported lumber and paper mills ⓘ |
| hasIndustrialHistory |
site of early hydroelectric development in Oregon
ⓘ
site of early paper manufacturing in the Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
fishing (regulated)
ⓘ
viewing from public overlooks ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Willamette Falls Locks
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| hasUse |
fishing site
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ industrial water power ⓘ navigation barrier ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
center of early industrial development in the Pacific Northwest
ⓘ
major fishing site for Native American tribes ⓘ major trading site for Native American tribes ⓘ |
| is |
a major natural landmark in the Willamette Valley
ⓘ
one of the largest waterfalls in the United States by volume ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Oregon
ⓘ
Pacific Northwest ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Willamette River ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Oregon City, Oregon
ⓘ
West Linn, Oregon ⓘ |
| navigationSolution | bypassed by Willamette Falls Locks ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Oregon City, Oregon
ⓘ
West Linn, Oregon ⓘ |
| partOf |
Columbia River Basin
ⓘ
Willamette River ⓘ
surface form:
Willamette River system
|
| region | Willamette Valley ⓘ |
| river | Willamette River ⓘ |
| shape | horseshoe-shaped ⓘ |
| state | Oregon ⓘ |
| tourism | regional tourist attraction ⓘ |
| upstreamFrom | confluence of Willamette River and Columbia River ⓘ |
| watercourse | Willamette River ⓘ |
| waterfallType |
block waterfall
ⓘ
horseshoe waterfall ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.