Columbia River
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Known for its great salmon runs in spring.
The site of the Bonneville and Grand Coulee Dams.
Example Sentences
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In the months afterward, he embarked on an ill-advised expedition to find gold in the headwaters of the Columbia River in Canada.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The 35-year-old aims to raise her kids in a soon-to-be-built house overlooking the Columbia River and has her eye on Airbnb investments to cash in on the region’s growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
Their water stays there — although every few years someone voices a crackpot idea about California importing water from the Columbia River.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2025
Wilcove describes fish ladders installed on dams in the Columbia River that allowed adult salmon to travel upstream but offered no accommodation for juveniles heading in the opposite direction, leading local populations to collapse.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2024
In geology class, the teacher, Mr. Dodge, was talking about the petrified wood forests near George, Washington, on the Columbia River, and how it was pretty amazing that wood could turn into rock.
From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
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