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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 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 ...

  4. Columbia Basin Project - Wikipedia

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    The Columbia Basin Project (or CBP) in Central Washington, United States, is the irrigation network that the Grand Coulee Dam makes possible. It is the largest water reclamation project in the United States, supplying irrigation water to over 670,000 acres (2,700 km 2) of the 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km 2) large project area, all of which was ...

  5. Northern pikeminnow - Wikipedia

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    The Northern pikeminnow, Columbia River dace or colloquially Squawfish ( Ptychocheilus oregonensis) is a large member of the minnow family, Leuciscidae. [2] This predatory freshwater fish is native to northwestern North America, ranging from the Nass River basin to the Columbia River basin. [2] A good deal of concern has been expressed ...

  6. 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.

  7. Columbia River redband trout - Wikipedia

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    The Columbia River redband trout, [1] the inland redband trout [2] or the interior redband trout [1] ( Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri) is one of three redband trout subspecies of the rainbow trout in the family Salmonidae. [3] It is native in the Columbia River and its tributaries in Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Montana.

  8. Columbia River drainage basin - Wikipedia

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    Columbia River drainage basin. Coordinates: 46°N 116°W. The Columbia Basin. The Columbia River drainage basin is the drainage basin of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. It covers 668,000 km 2 or 258,000 sq mi. [1] In common usage, the term often refers to a smaller area, generally the portion of the drainage ...

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