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Pend Oreille

American  
[pon-duh-rey] / ˌpɒn dəˈreɪ /

noun

  1. a river in NE Washington, N Idaho, and SE British Columbia, flowing NW to the Columbia River. 130 miles (209 km) long.


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DeeAnna Orre, 23, grew up in Pend Oreille County, population 14,000, the northeastern-most county in the state.

From Seattle Times May 25, 2024

Last year, he got a full-time job at Pend Oreille County Fire District 2.

From Seattle Times Nov. 26, 2023

Mr. Maslonka, of Spokane, contended in a responding court filing that the dam was for irrigation of his property and to prevent the Pend Oreille River from inundating it, according to the Spokesman-Review.

From Washington Times Aug. 4, 2023

The dam, on the Perkins Slough tributary of the Pend Oreille River, was constructed without a Clean Water Act permit from the Army Corps of Engineers, the EPA said.

From Washington Times Aug. 4, 2023

At the same time also the steamer Mary Moody was constructed by Z. F. Moody, on Pend Oreille Lake, the first steamer on any of the lakes except the Arrow Lakes of the Columbia.

From The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce by Lyman, William Denison

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