Columbia River

Cultural  

1. River that runs from British Columbia, Canada, to the Pacific Ocean and passes between Oregon and Washington.

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Known for its great salmon runs in spring.

The site of the Bonneville and Grand Coulee Dams.

Example Sentences

The towns speckling the Columbia River basin have long ridden the ebbs and flows of far-off markets: volatile crop prices, changes in the livestock trade, pressure on the lumber industry.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

Washington’s 3rd Congressional District runs north from the Columbia River, which forms the border with Oregon.

From Los Angeles Times

As he spoke, a steady rain pattered on the promenade facing Portland, just across the Columbia River.

From Los Angeles Times

Before 2022, these critters only killed trees in the Columbia River Gorge.

From Seattle Times