Hanford Reach area of the Columbia River

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free-flowing river segment river reach

The Hanford Reach area of the Columbia River is a free-flowing, largely undammed stretch of the river in central Washington known for its intact shrub-steppe ecosystem, salmon habitat, and historical association with the Hanford nuclear site.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Hanford Reach 3
Columbia River shoreline 2
Hanford Reach area 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf free-flowing river segment ⓘ
river reach ⓘ
adjacentTo Hanford Site NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Hanford nuclear production complex NERFINISHED ⓘ
Manhattan Project history ⓘ
conservationValue high biodiversity ⓘ
relatively undisturbed riparian habitat ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
ecosystemType shrub-steppe ⓘ
governedBy federal agencies of the United States ⓘ
state agencies of Washington ⓘ
hasCharacteristic free-flowing ⓘ
important salmon habitat ⓘ
intact shrub-steppe ecosystem ⓘ
largely undammed ⓘ
hasFeature gravel bars ⓘ
islands ⓘ
riparian vegetation ⓘ
steep bluffs ⓘ
hasLandUseHistory federal reservation protection ⓘ
limited agricultural development ⓘ
hydrologicalStatus last major free-flowing section of the Columbia River in the United States ⓘ
knownFor association with Hanford nuclear site ⓘ
intact shrub-steppe ecosystem ⓘ
salmon spawning habitat ⓘ
locatedIn United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

central Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
managementGoal preservation of shrub-steppe ecosystem ⓘ
protection of salmon habitat ⓘ
near Kennewick, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pasco, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
Richland, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Columbia Plateau ecoregion NERFINISHED ⓘ
Columbia River NERFINISHED ⓘ
river Columbia River NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportsSpecies Chinook salmon NERFINISHED ⓘ
bald eagle ⓘ
mule deer ⓘ
sagebrush-dependent birds ⓘ
steelhead trout ⓘ
white sturgeon ⓘ
threatenedBy climate change impacts on river flow ⓘ
contaminant concerns from Hanford Site ⓘ
invasive species ⓘ
usedFor boating ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

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Mattawa, Washington → near → Hanford Reach area of the Columbia River ⓘ
DR Reactor → locatedIn → Hanford Reach area of the Columbia River ⓘ
this entity surface form: Columbia River shoreline
Washington State Route 24 → near → Hanford Reach area of the Columbia River ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hanford Reach
Washington State Route 24 → connects → Hanford Reach area of the Columbia River ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hanford Reach area
Washington State Route 26 → crosses → Hanford Reach area of the Columbia River ⓘ
this entity surface form: Columbia River via Vantage Bridge vicinity
Washington State Route 28 → accessesFeature → Hanford Reach area of the Columbia River ⓘ
this entity surface form: Columbia River shoreline
Saddle Mountain National Wildlife Refuge → adjacentTo → Hanford Reach area of the Columbia River ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hanford Reach of the Columbia River
Wahluke Unit → partOf → Hanford Reach area of the Columbia River ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hanford Reach
White Bluffs → partOf → Hanford Reach area of the Columbia River ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hanford Reach area
Lake Wallula → locatedDownstreamOf → Hanford Reach area of the Columbia River ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hanford Reach