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The Umatilla River is an 89-mile (143 km) tributary of the Columbia River in northern Umatilla County, Oregon, United States. [4] Draining a basin of 2,450 square miles (6,300 km 2 ), it enters the Columbia near the city of Umatilla in the northeastern part of the state. [ 4 ]
Map of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (in green), east of Pendleton. The reservation has a land area of 271.047 square miles (702.01 km 2) and a tribal population of 2,927 as of the 2000 census. In addition, some 300 Native Americans from other regional tribes and 1,500 non-natives live on the reservation. [1]
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OR 331 begins at an interchange with Interstate 84 and U.S. Route 30 on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The highway travels north, passing the Wildhorse Resort & Casino and the tribal headquarters to the center of Mission. The road then crosses a railroad and the Umatilla River before ascending up to a plateau formed by the river and Wildhorse ...
Their reservation is located near Pendleton, Oregon and the Blue Mountains. A number of places and geographic features have been named after the tribe, such as the Umatilla River, Umatilla County, the town of Umatilla, Florida, and Umatilla National Forest. The impoundment of the Columbia River behind the John Day Dam is called Lake Umatilla.
In the early 1980s, under the tribe's leadership, salmon were reintroduced in the Umatilla River. The tribe, along with the state of Oregon, operate egg-taking, spawning, and other propagation facilities that are helping restore salmon runs. In 1984, the first fall Chinook salmon in some 70 years returned to the Umatilla River. [3]
The first Umatilla post office was established in September 1851 at the Umatilla Indian Agency about 5 miles (8 km) east of Pendleton, but was discontinued in January 1852. The Umatilla Indian Reservation was created in 1855 after the Walla Walla Council treaty and many of the Umatilla, Cayuse and Walla Walla tribes relocated there, with the ...
The Umatilla Forks Campground and Day Use Area lies near the confluence of the forks. Open from June through September, it has campsites, picnic tables, toilets, drinking water, and parking spaces. [5] Forest Road 32 runs along the lower river below the mouth of Thomas Creek. [4]