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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.
Bathymetric map of the Columbia River mouth: isobaths at five-foot (1.5 m) intervals, 15–310 feet (4.6–94.5 m). Sandbars in yellow. The Columbia Bar is a system of bars and shoals at the mouth of the Columbia River spanning the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington.
The book's arrival comes as the United States and Canada are renegotiating the Columbia River Treaty, a 60-year-old agreement that guides management of the river and its hydroelectric dams.
Columbia River History. Northwest Power and Conservation Council "Appendix C. Pertinent Data on Selected Projects" (PDF). Columbia River Water Management Report, Water Year 2001. US Army Corps of Engineers. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-10
Jun. 15—A portion of the Buoy Beer Co. building collapsed over the Columbia River on Tuesday night, causing significant damage but no injuries. It was not immediately clear what triggered the ...
Elm and all but one of the Juniper-class buoy tenders are named after trees. She is the third Coast Guard ship of this name. The first Elm was a derrick barge launched in 1919 to maintain aids to navigation in the Hudson River. [8] The second USCGC Elm (WAGL-260/WLI-72260) was a buoy tender launched in 1938. [9]
The Columbia River Maritime Museum Association was founded in 1962 [1] by Rolf Klep, [10] a commercial artist and avid marine artifact collector. After a public fundraising campaign, the group acquired the Old Astoria City Hall from the Oregon Military Department , to house the new museum. [ 11 ]
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