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For rivers in Colombia, see List of rivers of Colombia. 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.
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 .
Test average. SAT: 1230 ACT: 29. 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]
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)
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 ...
Vancouver Lake. / 45.6779; -122.721. 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. 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 ...
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]
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 ...