Hanford Reach National Monument

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federal protected area national monument protected area

Hanford Reach National Monument is a protected area in south-central Washington State known for its free-flowing stretch of the Columbia River, shrub-steppe habitat, and preserved Cold War–era Hanford nuclear site lands.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Hanford Reach	2

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal protected area ⓘ national monument ⓘ protected area ⓘ
climate	semi-arid ⓘ
contains	Arid Lands Ecology Reserve ⓘ Arid Lands Ecology Reserve ⓘ surface form: Fitzner-Eberhardt Arid Lands Ecology Reserve Saddle Mountain National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ Wahluke Unit ⓘ White Bluffs ⓘ basalt cliffs ⓘ islands in the Columbia River ⓘ sand dunes ⓘ shrub-steppe plateaus ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
county	Benton County, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Franklin County, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Grant County, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
ecosystemType	riverine ecosystem ⓘ shrub-steppe ⓘ
establishedBy	Presidential proclamation ⓘ
establishedByPresident	Bill Clinton ⓘ
establishedOn	June 9, 2000 ⓘ
feature	last free-flowing stretch of the Columbia River in the United States ⓘ
governingBody	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ
hasPlant	big sagebrush ⓘ bunchgrasses ⓘ
hasWildlife	Chinook salmon ⓘ coyotes ⓘ elk ⓘ mule deer ⓘ raptors ⓘ sagebrush-dependent bird species ⓘ steelhead trout ⓘ
IUCNCategory	Category IV ⓘ
knownFor	Cold War history ⓘ biodiversity ⓘ intact shrub-steppe habitat ⓘ salmon spawning habitat ⓘ scenic river corridor ⓘ
locatedIn	Columbia Plateau ⓘ surface form: Columbia Basin Washington ⓘ surface form: Washington State
locatedInRegion	central Washington ⓘ surface form: south-central Washington
managingAgency	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ
namedAfter	Hanford Reach National Monument self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Hanford Reach
nearestCity	Kennewick, Washington ⓘ Pasco, Washington ⓘ Richland, Washington ⓘ
partOf	Hanford Site, Washington ⓘ surface form: Hanford Site
partOfNetwork	National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ
protects	Cold War–era Hanford Site lands ⓘ Hanford Reach National Monument self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Hanford Reach Hanford nuclear site buffer lands ⓘ archaeological sites ⓘ cultural resources ⓘ free-flowing stretch of the Columbia River ⓘ riparian habitat ⓘ sagebrush-steppe ecosystem ⓘ shrub-steppe habitat ⓘ wetlands ⓘ
recreation	boating ⓘ fishing ⓘ hiking ⓘ hunting ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ
river	Columbia River ⓘ

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Benton County, Washington → containsProtectedArea → Hanford Reach National Monument ⓘ

Hanford Reach National Monument → namedAfter → Hanford Reach National Monument self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hanford Reach

Rattlesnake Mountain → partOf → Hanford Reach National Monument ⓘ

Hanford Reach National Monument → protects → Hanford Reach National Monument self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hanford Reach