- Columbia River - Wikipedia
The Columbia River (Upper Chinook: Wimahl or Wimal; Sahaptin: Nch’i-Wàna or Nchi wana; Sinixt dialect swah'netk'qhu) is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America [14] The river forms in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada
- Columbia River | Location, Length, History, Facts | Britannica
Columbia River, largest river flowing into the Pacific Ocean from North America The Columbia is one of the world’s greatest sources of hydroelectric power and, with its tributaries, represents a third of the potential hydropower of the United States It is 1,240 miles (2,000 km) long
- Columbia River Gorge - Wikipedia
The Columbia River Gorge is a canyon of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of the United States Up to 4,000 feet (1,200 m) deep, the canyon stretches for over eighty miles (130 km) as the river winds westward through the Cascade Range , forming the boundary between the state of Washington to the north and Oregon to the south [ 1 ]
- List of dams in the Columbia River watershed - Wikipedia
There are more than 60 dams in the Columbia River watershed in the United States and Canada Tributaries of the Columbia River and their dammed tributaries, as well as the main stem itself, each have their own list below
- Columbia River drainage basin - Wikipedia
The Columbia River pours more water into the Pacific Ocean than any other river in North or South America In its 1,270 miles (2,040 km) course to the Pacific Ocean, the Columbia flows through four mountain ranges—the Rockies, Selkirks, Cascades, and coastal mountains—and drains 258,000 square miles (668,000 km 2)
- Columbia River - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Columbia River is a river in British Columbia, Canada, and the U S states of Washington and Oregon The Columbia River is about 1,243 miles long It is the fourth-largest river in the United States by volume
- List of tributaries of the Columbia River - Wikipedia
Map of the Columbia drainage Basin with the Columbia River highlighted and showing the major tributaries List of major tributaries The main river and tributaries are (sorted in order from the mouth heading upstream):
- Columbia River Estuary - Wikipedia
The Columbia River Estuary is situated on the Oregon–Washington border and the Pacific Coast of the United States It was traditionally inhabited by the Chinook Native Americans and discovered by settlers in 1788
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