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  2. Columbia River - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Columbia Bar - Wikipedia

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    Columbia Bar. Coordinates: 124°02′W. Bathymetric. 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 ...

  4. Vancouver Lake - Wikipedia

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    Vancouver Lake is located just west of Vancouver, Washington, United States, north of the Columbia River and Portland, Oregon, south of Ridgefield, Washington, and the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge . The lake is shallow, with a maximum depth of 12 to 15 feet (3.7 to 4.6 m) and a mean depth of less than 3 feet (0.9 m).

  5. Puget Sound - Wikipedia

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    Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia, Everett, Bremerton. Puget Sound ( / ˈpjuːdʒɪt / PEW-jit; Lushootseed: x̌ʷəlč IPA: [ˈχʷəlt͡ʃ] HWULCH) [1] [2] is a sound on the northwestern coast of the U.S. state of Washington. It is a complex estuarine [5] system of interconnected marine waterways and basins.

  6. Beacon Rock State Park - Wikipedia

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    Beacon Rock State Park is a geologic preserve and public recreation area on Route 14 in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in Skamania County, Washington, United States. The park takes its name from Beacon Rock , an 848-foot (258 m) basalt volcanic plug on the north shore of the Columbia River 32 miles (51 km) east of Vancouver .

  7. List of tributaries of the Columbia River - Wikipedia

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    West Kettle River (British Columbia) Pend Oreille River (British Columbia, Washington, Idaho; see below for sub-tributaries) Kootenay River (British Columbia, Idaho, Montana; see below for sub-tributaries) Hugh Keenleyside Dam and Arrow Lakes (British Columbia) Whatshan River (British Columbia)

  8. Headwaters at Vancouver Waterfront Park - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Columbia River Estuary - Wikipedia

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    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 ...