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  2. Columbia River - Wikipedia

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    Columbia River. /  50.22639°N 115.85139°W  / 50.22639; -115.85139. /  46.24417°N 124.05806°W  / 46.24417; -124.05806. 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]

  3. 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)

  4. Etheostomatinae - Wikipedia

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    Etheostomatinae. Etheostomatinae is a species-rich subfamily of freshwater ray-finned fish, the members of which are commonly known as the darters. The subfamily is part of the family Percidae which also includes the perches, ruffes and pikeperches. The family is endemic to North America.

  5. ‘Historic’ Columbia River agreement called ‘roadmap’ to ...

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    The agreement announced Thursday provides $1 billion in new federal funding to shore up fish habitat and calls for more research on what it will take to replace the benefits of the four hydropower ...

  6. Celilo Falls - Wikipedia

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    Celilo Falls ( Wyam, meaning "echo of falling water" or "sound of water upon the rocks," in several native languages) was a tribal fishing area on the Columbia River, just east of the Cascade Mountains, on what is today the border between the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington. The name refers to a series of cascades and waterfalls on the ...

  7. Michigan Researchers Find Every River Fish They Test ... - AOL

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    Bluegill were among the species of fish tested in Michigan. Fourteen different PFAS chemicals were detected, with a range of 11,000 to 133,000 parts per trillion.

  8. Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission - Wikipedia

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    The Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) is a fishery resource for the treaty tribes of the Columbia River.Under the treaty, the native tribes, The Nez Perce Tribe, Warm Springs Reservation Tribe, and Umatilla Indian Reservation Tribe, have to the right to fish in the Columbia River, which means their fishery must be reserve and protect.

  9. Kettle River (Columbia River tributary) - Wikipedia

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    West Kettle River, Rock Creek, Boundary Creek. The Kettle River is a 281-kilometre (175 mi) tributary of the Columbia River, encompassing a 10,877-square-kilometre (4,200 sq mi) drainage basin, of which 8,228 square kilometres (3,177 sq mi) are in southern British Columbia, Canada and 2,649 square kilometres (1,023 sq mi) in northeastern ...