The Columbia River (French: fleuve Columbia) is a river situated in British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest of the United States. It is the largest river in volume flowing into the Pacific Ocean from the Western Hemisphere, and is the fourth largest by volume in North America behind the Mississippi River, the St. Lawrence, and the Mackenzie Rivers. In rare years, the river's flow may actually exceed that of the Mississippi. The mean total flow is 262,000 ft3/s (7400 m3/s). It is the largest hydroelectric power producing river in North America. From its headwaters to the Pacific Ocean it flows 1,232 miles (2,044 km), and drains 258,000 square miles (415,211 km²). Because of it large water volume, it has the nickname 'the Mighty Columbia.' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_river
Snake River: Main Tributary of the Columbia River
HISTORY OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER
Columbia Lake forms the Columbia's headwaters in the Canadian Rockies of southern British Columbia. The river then flows through Windermere Lake and the town of Invermere, then northwest to Golden and into Kinbasket Lake. The river then turns (the "Big Bend") south through Revelstoke Lake and the Arrow Lakes to the BC–Washington border.
The river then flows through the east-central portion of Washington State. The last 300 miles (480 km) of the Columbia form the Washington-Oregon boundary. The river goes into the Pacific Ocean at Ilwaco, Washington and Astoria, Oregon forming the Columbia Bar.
Map of Dams on the Columbia River
Major Tributaries
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
Center for Columbia River History
Earth Justice Info
Publications by the WA Department of Ecology
Columbia River Basin Realttime
Snake River: Main Tributary of the Columbia River
HISTORY OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER
Columbia Lake forms the Columbia's headwaters in the Canadian Rockies of southern British Columbia. The river then flows through Windermere Lake and the town of Invermere, then northwest to Golden and into Kinbasket Lake. The river then turns (the "Big Bend") south through Revelstoke Lake and the Arrow Lakes to the BC–Washington border.
The river then flows through the east-central portion of Washington State. The last 300 miles (480 km) of the Columbia form the Washington-Oregon boundary. The river goes into the Pacific Ocean at Ilwaco, Washington and Astoria, Oregon forming the Columbia Bar.
Map of Dams on the Columbia River
Major Tributaries
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
Center for Columbia River History
Earth Justice Info
Publications by the WA Department of Ecology
Columbia River Basin Realttime
Two specific concerns arise for Columbia Riverkeeper:
<> past waste practices have resulted in 180 square miles of groundwater contamination that USDOE has no detailed plans or specific milestones to clean up to its highest beneficial use by 2012 for the River Corridor, or by 2028 for the Central Plateau and
<> there is a new proposal to bring in 70,000 truckloads of new nuclear and mixed waste to Hanford.
If the groundwater is not cleaned up, additional contamination will reach the river. It is inevitable. Since 1989, USDOE has known that groundwater needed to be cleaned up, but has not spent the time and resources to develop the necessary technologies to deal with these massive contamination problems. CRK believes that importing new waste of any kind to the site will only compound the waste treatment and disposal problems, not accelerate the cleanup. Hanford is already the most contaminated site in North America.
<> past waste practices have resulted in 180 square miles of groundwater contamination that USDOE has no detailed plans or specific milestones to clean up to its highest beneficial use by 2012 for the River Corridor, or by 2028 for the Central Plateau and
<> there is a new proposal to bring in 70,000 truckloads of new nuclear and mixed waste to Hanford.
If the groundwater is not cleaned up, additional contamination will reach the river. It is inevitable. Since 1989, USDOE has known that groundwater needed to be cleaned up, but has not spent the time and resources to develop the necessary technologies to deal with these massive contamination problems. CRK believes that importing new waste of any kind to the site will only compound the waste treatment and disposal problems, not accelerate the cleanup. Hanford is already the most contaminated site in North America.
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COLUMBIA RIVER NEWS
Salmon Solutions River News
Mercury/Lead Taint the Upper Columbia
“The protection and improvement of water quality in the Columbia River Basin requires collaboration amongst industry, all levels of government and individual citizens to promote best management practices,”
Endangered Salmon of Upper Snake River
Columbia Riverkeepers Events
Salmon Solutions River News
Mercury/Lead Taint the Upper Columbia
“The protection and improvement of water quality in the Columbia River Basin requires collaboration amongst industry, all levels of government and individual citizens to promote best management practices,”
Endangered Salmon of Upper Snake River
Columbia Riverkeepers Events
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Columbia River News:
Judge says region cannot afford another failed salmon plan
A salmon recovery plan for the upper Snake River that has sharply divided conservation groups and lawmakers is headed back to federal agencies with a warning from a judge who says he will not tolerate any more delays.
Columbia Riverkeepers petition:
We want to bring back healthy, fishable salmon populations to the Columbia and Snake Rivers while providing necessary irrigation and transportation for our farms.
Related Links:
Heart of America NW
Government Accountability Project
Hanford Reach
Hanford Watch
Human Radiation Experiments
Clean up the Columbia River
Columbia River News:
Judge says region cannot afford another failed salmon plan
A salmon recovery plan for the upper Snake River that has sharply divided conservation groups and lawmakers is headed back to federal agencies with a warning from a judge who says he will not tolerate any more delays.
Columbia Riverkeepers petition:
We want to bring back healthy, fishable salmon populations to the Columbia and Snake Rivers while providing necessary irrigation and transportation for our farms.
Related Links:
Heart of America NW
Government Accountability Project
Hanford Reach
Hanford Watch
Human Radiation Experiments
The Latest:
Salmon fishing to close on parts of Snake, Columbia rivers Seattle PI
Salmon woes may get worse The Oregonian
Agreement will bring more fish to upper Columbia River Wenatchee News
State and tribal leaders signed a pact last week that ensures certain species of salmon will not be fished out before enough of them return for fishing and spawning in the upper Columbia River and its tributaries, officials said…………..both tribal and nontribal fishermen in the upper Columbia River have long complained that commercial and recreational fishermen in the lower river take too many fish, leaving too few to catch upstream…… Suagee said a proposed hatchery near Chief Joseph Dam was a major incentive for working out this agreement, which sets specific numbers for how many summer chinook, sockeye, steelhead and spring chinook can be expected to make it past Priest Rapids Dam each year………Fishing seasons on the lower Columbia will be partly based on those numbers……….
Salmon fishing to close on parts of Snake, Columbia rivers Seattle PI
Salmon woes may get worse The Oregonian
Agreement will bring more fish to upper Columbia River Wenatchee News
State and tribal leaders signed a pact last week that ensures certain species of salmon will not be fished out before enough of them return for fishing and spawning in the upper Columbia River and its tributaries, officials said…………..both tribal and nontribal fishermen in the upper Columbia River have long complained that commercial and recreational fishermen in the lower river take too many fish, leaving too few to catch upstream…… Suagee said a proposed hatchery near Chief Joseph Dam was a major incentive for working out this agreement, which sets specific numbers for how many summer chinook, sockeye, steelhead and spring chinook can be expected to make it past Priest Rapids Dam each year………Fishing seasons on the lower Columbia will be partly based on those numbers……….
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