Columbia River
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Summary
Columbia River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 0.13% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,263 views/month, #18 of 13,643).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: British Columbia[3], Washington[4], Oregon[5]
- Country: Canada[6], United States[7]
- Continent: North America[8]
- Instance of: main stem[9]
- Named after: Columbia Rediviva[10]
- Basin country: United States[11], Canada[12]
- Commons category: Columbia River[13]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Pacific Ocean[14]
- Lake on watercourse: Windermere Lake[15], Kinbasket Lake[16], Arrow Lakes[17], Rufus Woods Lake[18]
- Origin of the watercourse: Columbia Lake[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Columbia River[20]
- Commons gallery: Columbia River[21]
- Tributary: Kootenay River[22], Pend Oreille River[23], Spokane River[24], Snake River[25], Deschutes River[26], Willamette River[27], Okanogan River[28], Yakima River[29], Cowlitz River[30], Kettle River[31], Canoe River[32], Illecillewaet River[33], Templeton River[34], Hood River[35]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Columbia River include Columbia District[36], a fur-trading district[37], in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[38], founded in 1810[39]; Mount Columbia[40], a mountain[41], in Canada[42]; Columbia County[43], a county of Oregon[44], in United States[45], founded in 1854[46]; Columbia Basin[47], a drainage basin[48], in United States[49]; and Columbia City[50], a city of Oregon[51], in United States[52], founded in 1926[53].
Why It Matters
Columbia River has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Entities named for it include Columbia District[36], a fur-trading district[37], in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[38], founded in 1810[39]; Mount Columbia[40], a mountain[41], in Canada[42]; Columbia County[43], a county of Oregon[44], in United States[45], founded in 1854[46]; Columbia Basin[47], a drainage basin[48], in United States[49]; and Columbia City[50], a city of Oregon[51], in United States[52], founded in 1926[53].