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  2. Columbia River - Wikipedia

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    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. [14] The river forms in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada.

  3. Lake Revelstoke - Wikipedia

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    The dam's site is at what had been the head of river navigation by steamboat from Northport, Washington via the Arrow Lakes. The lakes extends 130 km (81 mi) upstream to the tailrace of Mica Dam. Three-quarters of the flow through the Revelstoke Dam Powerhouse is regulated water release from Mica Dam, with the result that the reservoir ...

  4. Columbia Bar - Wikipedia

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    The Columbia current varies from 4 to 7 knots (7.4 to 13.0 km/h) westward, and therefore into the predominantly westerly winds and ocean swells, creating significant surface conditions. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Unlike other major rivers, the current is focused "like a fire hose" without the moderating effect of a river delta . [ 4 ]

  5. Record sockeye salmon run on Columbia River is now threatened ...

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    Columbia River sockeye have adapted to rising water temperatures caused by climate warming by migrating earlier in summer, shifting their migration period 11 days earlier from the 1950s to the ...

  6. Sturgeon dying in Columbia River as water heats up to above ...

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  7. Geography of Bermuda - Wikipedia

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    Bermuda (officially, The Bermuda Islands or The Somers Isles) is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the North Atlantic Ocean.Located off the east coast of the United States, it is situated around 1,770 km (1,100 mi) northeast of Miami, Florida, and 1,350 km (840 mi) south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, west of Portugal, northwest of Brazil, 1,759 km (1,093 mi) north of Havana, Cuba and ...

  8. Live updates: No threat to Columbia water; Congaree River to ...

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    12:45 p.m . Columbia officials say they are not concerned about the Columbia Water system, which provides drinking water to more than 400,000 people across the Midlands.

  9. List of rivers by discharge - Wikipedia

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    No Continent River Average discharge (m 3 /s) Length Drainage area (km 2) Outflow Type (km) (miles) 1 South America: Amazon: 224,000 6,992 4,344 6,915,000 Atlantic Ocean