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Fun fact 5 about Columbia River

Columbia River from Rowena Crest Viewpoint looking east
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Celilo Falls was perhaps the most productive inland fishing site in North America.

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Length
2,000 km
Mouth
Pacific Ocean
Countries
United States, Canada
34th longest river in the world

The Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest 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.

From the “Indigenous peoples” section

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