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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. [11] The river forms in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada.
Budget. $18,066 per pupil expenditure (2022-2023) Website. river .vansd .org. Columbia River High School is a public high school in Vancouver, Washington, United States. It is part of the Vancouver Public Schools system and opened in 1962. Columbia River has over 1,200 students. [2]
The Columbia Bar is a system of bars and shoals at the mouth of the Columbia River spanning the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington. It is one of the most dangerous bar crossings in the world, earning the nickname Graveyard of the Pacific. The bar is about 3 miles (5 km) wide and 6 miles (10 km) long. [1]
Will Wixey. May 10, 2024 at 12:59 PM. VASHON ISLAND, Wash. - An unusually low tide in western Washington is affecting some local ferry routes, specifically those around Vashon Island. A low tide ...
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. The Estuary plays host to a plethora of species of marine and terrestrial flora and fauna, and multiple conservation ...
Length. 30 mi (48 km) [3] Basin size. 124 sq mi (320 km 2) [2] Grays River is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately 30 miles (48 km) long, [3] in southwestern Washington in the United States. One of the last tributaries of the Columbia on the Washington side, it drains an area of low hills north of the mouth of the river.
Headwaters at Vancouver Waterfront Park. Coordinates: 45°37′25″N 122°40′47.5″W. / 45.62361°N 122.679861°W / 45.62361; -122.679861. In August 2019, [1] a water feature was installed in Vancouver, Washington 's Waterfront Park, in the United States. The City of Vancouver has referred to the installation as the Columbia River ...
North Head Lighthouse is an active aid to navigation overlooking the Pacific Ocean from North Head, a rocky promontory located approximately two miles north of Cape Disappointment and the mouth of the Columbia River, [2] near Ilwaco, Pacific County, in the U.S. state of Washington. [3] It is part of Cape Disappointment State Park.