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List of rapids of the Columbia River information


This is a list of rapids of the Columbia River, listed in upriver order. The river flows through Canada and the United States. Almost all of these rapids are now submerged in the reservoirs of dams. The list is not exhaustive; there were numerous minor rapids and riffles, many of which were never named.

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List of rapids of the Columbia River

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a list of rapids of the Columbia River, listed in upriver order. The river flows through Canada and the United States. Almost all of these rapids are...

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Cascades Rapids

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The Cascades Rapids (sometimes called Cascade Falls or Cascades of the Columbia) were an area of rapids along North America's Columbia River, between the...

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List of dams in the Columbia River watershed

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dams in the Columbia River watershed in the United States and Canada. Tributaries of the Columbia River and their dammed tributaries, as well as the main...

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Columbia River

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region of North America. The river forms in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It flows northwest and then south into the U.S. state of Washington...

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List of crossings of the Columbia River

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This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Columbia River from the Pacific Ocean upstream to its source. Transport portal Engineering portal...

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List of tributaries of the Columbia River

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hierarchically listed in order from the mouth of the Columbia River upstream. Major dams and reservoir lakes are also noted. List of major tributaries The main...

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Priest Rapids Dam

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Priest Rapids Dam is a hydroelectric, concrete gravity dam; located on the Columbia River, between the Yakima Firing Range and the Hanford Nuclear Reservation...

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Celilo Falls

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the area. List of waterfalls by flow rate List of rapids of the Columbia River Dietrich, William (1995). Northwest Passage: The Great Columbia River....

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Kettle Falls

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rapids and cascades where the river passed through quartzite rocks deposited by prehistoric floods on a substrate of Columbia River basalt. The river...

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Steamboats of the Columbia River

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the Columbia River and its tributaries, in the Pacific Northwest region of North America, from about 1850 to 1981. Major tributaries of the Columbia that...

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List of steamboats on the Columbia River

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This is a list of steamboats and related vessels which operated on the Columbia river and its tributaries and in the state of Oregon, including its coastal...

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List of river systems by length

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is a list of the longest rivers on Earth. It includes river systems over 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) in length. There are many factors, such as the identification...

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Columbia River Gorge

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The Columbia River Gorge is a canyon of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Up to 4,000 feet (1,200 m) deep, the canyon stretches...

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List of whitewater rivers

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A whitewater river is any river where its gradient and/or flow create rapids or whitewater turbulence. This list only focuses on rivers which are suitable...

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Priest Rapids Lake

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Priest Rapids Lake is a reservoir on the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington. It was created in 1959 with the construction of Priest Rapids Dam...

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Priest Rapids

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Rapids was a narrow, fast-flowing stretch of the Columbia River, located in the central region of the U.S. state of Washington. It was flooded by the...

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Canoona River

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The Canoona River is located on Princess Royal Island on the Inside Passage of British Columbia. The river spills into the ocean over a series of rapids...

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Horn Rapids Dam

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Horn Rapids Dam (also known as Wanawish Dam) is a concrete barrage dam on the Yakima River in Benton County, Washington near the intersection of SR 240...

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Pend Oreille River

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The Pend Oreille River (/ˌpɒndəˈreɪ/ POND-ə-RAY) is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately 130 miles (209 km) long, in northern Idaho and northeastern...

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Skookumchuck

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British Columbia named for the large rapids in this area on the Kootenay River. Skookumchuck Hot Springs, British Columbia, a town in British Columbia Skookumchuck...

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Kicking Horse River

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The Kicking Horse River is in the Canadian Rockies of southeastern British Columbia, Canada. The river was named in 1858, when James Hector, a member of...

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Clark Fork River

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The Clark Fork, or the Clark Fork of the Columbia River, is a river in the U.S. states of Montana and Idaho, approximately 310 miles (500 km) long. The...

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Millrace Rapids

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Millrace Rapids is a popular kayaking playspot, located on the Lower Saluda River in Columbia, South Carolina. The rapids are a result of the Saluda River running...

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Noxon Rapids Dam

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Noxon Rapids Dam is an earthfill gravity-type hydroelectric dam on the Clark Fork river, in the northwest part of the U.S. state of Montana. The dam is...

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List of natural features on the Fraser River

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This is a list of natural features on the Fraser River, including canyons, rapids, bars, named rocks and eddies and similar features. Important side canyons...

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Yakima River

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The Yakima River is a tributary of the Columbia River in south central and eastern Washington state, named for the indigenous Yakama people. Lewis and...

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