Columbia River
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Known for its great salmon runs in spring.
The site of the Bonneville and Grand Coulee Dams.
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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
Washington’s 3rd Congressional District runs north from the Columbia River, which forms the border with Oregon.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2024
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
The refuges near the Columbia River make for excellent destinations for photographing and enjoying wildflower shows, spring migrations and critters such as badgers and bobcats.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 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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