Columbia River

River that runs from British Columbia , Canada , to the Pacific Ocean and passes between Oregon and Washington .

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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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Their water stays there — although every few years someone voices a crackpot idea about California importing water from the Columbia River.

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Washington’s 3rd Congressional District runs north from the Columbia River, which forms the border with Oregon.

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In southeast Vancouver, about 10 miles away across the Columbia River, another ballot box was set on fire with a “suspicious device” at 4 a.m., local police said in a release.

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As he spoke, a steady rain pattered on the promenade facing Portland, just across the Columbia River.

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Before 2022, these critters only killed trees in the Columbia River Gorge.

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