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Arrow Lakes
(Encyclopedia) Arrow Lakes, two expansions of the Columbia River, S British Columbia, Canada. Both lie in narrow valleys bounded by mountain ranges and are noted for their beauty. Upper Arrow Lake…The Dalles
(Encyclopedia) The DallesThe Dallesdălz [key], city (1990 pop. 11,060), seat of Wasco co., N Oreg., on the Columbia River; inc. 1857. It is a busy inland port; ships passing through the locks at…Hungry Horse Dam
(Encyclopedia) Hungry Horse Dam, 564 ft (172 m) high and 2,115 ft (645 m) long, NW Mont. on the southern fork of the Flathead River. A major unit in the development program for the Columbia River…Umatilla
(Encyclopedia) UmatillaUmatillaŭmˌətĭlˈə [key], river, c.85 mi (140 km) long, rising in NE Oreg. in the Blue Mts. It flows W past Pendleton, then NW to the Columbia River at the city of Umatilla (…Chinook, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia) ChinookChinookshĭn&oobreve;kˈ, chĭ– [key], Native American tribe of the Penutian linguistic stock. Altogether twelve main tribes spoke Chinook languages; all were in the Columbia…Revelstoke
(Encyclopedia) RevelstokeRevelstokerĕvˈəlstōk [key], city (1991 pop. 7,729), SE British Columbia, Canada, on the Columbia River. The city is at the foot of the Selkirk Mts. and is the gateway to Mt.…Lewis, rivers, United States and Canada
(Encyclopedia) Lewis. 1 Early name of the Snake River. 2 River, c.95 mi (155 km) long, rising in the Cascade Range, SW Wash., and flowing SW to the Columbia River NW of Vancouver. Three privately…Kicking Horse
(Encyclopedia) Kicking Horse, river of SE British Columbia, Canada, rising in the Rocky Mts., and flowing SW and NW to Golden, where it enters the Columbia River. Its course is rapid, with several…Deschutes
(Encyclopedia) DeschutesDeschutesdāsh&oomacr;tsˈ [key], river, c.240 mi (390 km) long, rising in several lakes in the Cascade Range, W central Oregon, and flowing NE to the Columbia River. The U.…Illecillewaet
(Encyclopedia) IllecillewaetIllecillewaetĭləsĭlˈəwĕt, –wāt [key], mountain stream, c.50 mi (80 km) long, rising in Illecillewaet glacier on the west slope of the Selkirk Mts., SE British Columbia,…Trending
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