Lower Columbia River region

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cultural region geographic region

The Lower Columbia River region is a culturally and ecologically rich area of the Pacific Northwest centered along the lower stretches of the Columbia River, historically home to numerous Indigenous peoples and vital salmon fisheries.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form	Occurrences
Columbia River corridor	2
Lower Columbia River valley	2
lower Columbia River	2
Columbia River floodplain	1
Columbia River region	1
Lower Columbia River watershed	1
Lower Columbia region	1
North bank Columbia River corridor	1

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural region ⓘ geographic region ⓘ
adjacentTo	Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
borderBetween	Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
conservationFocusOf	estuary management plans ⓘ salmon recovery programs ⓘ wetland restoration projects ⓘ
contains	Columbia River estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Columbia River wetlands NERFINISHED ⓘ brackish estuarine zones of the Columbia River ⓘ floodplain habitats ⓘ intertidal mudflats ⓘ riparian forests ⓘ tidal freshwater zones of the Columbia River ⓘ tidal marshes ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
economyHistoricallyBasedOn	riverine trade ⓘ salmon fishing ⓘ shellfish harvesting ⓘ
hasLandUse	commercial fishing ⓘ commercial shipping ⓘ industrial development ⓘ recreation ⓘ
historicallyInhabitedBy	Cathlamet NERFINISHED ⓘ Chinookan peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Clatsop NERFINISHED ⓘ Cowlitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Chinook NERFINISHED ⓘ Nehalem NERFINISHED ⓘ Shoalwater Bay peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Tillamook NERFINISHED ⓘ Wahkiakum NERFINISHED ⓘ
importantFor	Pacific salmon migration ⓘ anadromous fish species ⓘ
knownFor	cultural diversity ⓘ ecological richness ⓘ migratory bird habitat ⓘ salmon fisheries ⓘ wetland habitats ⓘ
languageFamilyHistoricallySpoken	Chinookan languages ⓘ
languageHistoricallySpoken	Chinook Jargon NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	North America ⓘ Pacific Northwest ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
partOf	Columbia River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectTo	dredging ⓘ habitat degradation ⓘ hydropower-related flow regulation ⓘ pollution ⓘ
supportsSpecies	Chinook salmon NERFINISHED ⓘ Coho salmon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sockeye salmon ⓘ Steelhead trout ⓘ
traversedBy	Columbia River NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

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

Columbia South Shore area of Portland → adjacentTo → Lower Columbia River region ⓘ

subject surface form: Columbia South Shore

this entity surface form: Columbia River floodplain

West Kootenay → contains → Lower Columbia River region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lower Columbia River valley

Lower Chinook → ethnicGroupOf → Lower Columbia River region ⓘ

Oregon Route 30 → followsCorridor → Lower Columbia River region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Columbia River corridor

Kalama River → isInWatershed → Lower Columbia River region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lower Columbia River watershed

Longview–Kelso metropolitan area → locatedAlong → Lower Columbia River region ⓘ

this entity surface form: lower Columbia River

Washington State Route 4 → locatedInValley → Lower Columbia River region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lower Columbia River valley

Grays River → mouthLocatedIn → Lower Columbia River region ⓘ

this entity surface form: lower Columbia River

Plymouth → partOf → Lower Columbia River region ⓘ

subject surface form: Plymouth (Oregon)

this entity surface form: Columbia River region

Washington State Route 4 → partOfCorridor → Lower Columbia River region ⓘ

this entity surface form: North bank Columbia River corridor

Clackamas people → region → Lower Columbia River region ⓘ

Longview, Washington → region → Lower Columbia River region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lower Columbia region

U.S. Numbered Highways in Washington → serves → Lower Columbia River region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Columbia River corridor

Cowlitz people → traditionalTerritory → Lower Columbia River region ⓘ