Clackamas River

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The Clackamas River is a tributary of the Willamette River in northwestern Oregon, known for its scenic forested watershed, hydroelectric dams, and popular recreational activities like fishing, rafting, and kayaking.

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Surface form Occurrences
Clackamas River watershed 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
flowsThrough Clackamas County, Oregon NERFINISHED
Marion County, Oregon NERFINISHED
hasDam Faraday Dam
North Fork Dam
Oak Grove Dam
River Mill Dam
hasEnvironmentalConcern flow management
salmon habitat protection
water quality
hasFishSpecies Chinook salmon
Coho salmon
cutthroat trout
steelhead trout
hasManagementAuthority Clackamas River Basin Council
Portland General Electric
U.S. Forest Service
hasRecreationActivity camping
swimming
whitewater boating
hasRecreationSite Clackamas River Scenic Byway
surface form: Clackamas River Trail
hasUse irrigation
municipal water supply
hasWatershedCharacteristic forested
scenic
knownFor salmon fishing
steelhead fishing
languageOfName Chinookan languages
locatedIn Oregon
northwestern Oregon
mouthLocatedIn Willamette River
near Oregon City
namedAfter Clackamas people
near Portland metropolitan area
partOf Columbia River
surface form: Columbia River watershed

Willamette River
surface form: Willamette River basin
protectedArea Mount Hood National Forest
region Pacific Northwest
sourceLocatedIn Cascade Range
Mount Hood National Forest
tributaryOf Willamette River
usedFor fishing
hydroelectric power generation
kayaking
rafting
recreation

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Clackamas County, Oregon contains Clackamas River
Clackamas River Scenic Byway follows Clackamas River
Gladstone, Oregon hasRiverFrontageOn Clackamas River
Willamette River hasTributary Clackamas River
Gladstone, Oregon locatedAtConfluenceOf Clackamas River
this entity surface form: Clackamas River watershed
Estacada, Oregon locatedOn Clackamas River
Estacada, Oregon majorRiver Clackamas River
Clackamas County, Oregon namedAfter Clackamas River