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Multnomah Channel, the Glossary

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  1. 42 relations: Alosidae, Brown bullhead, Burlington Northern Railroad, Charles Wilkes, Chinook salmon, Chinookan peoples, Columbia County, Oregon, Columbia River, Coon Island (Oregon), Crayfish, Distributary, Gilbert River (Oregon), Google Earth, Houseboat, John Call, Levee, Lewis and Clark Expedition, List of longest streams of Oregon, List of rivers of Oregon, Longhouses of the Indigenous peoples of North America, Main stem, Multnomah County, Oregon, Multnomah people, Nob Hill Nature Park, Oregon, Portland, Oregon, River mile, Sagittaria, Sauvie Island, Sauvie Island Wildlife Area, Scappoose Bay, St. Helens, Oregon, Sturgeon, Sturgeon Lake (Oregon), U.S. Route 30 in Oregon, U.S. state, United States, United States Board on Geographic Names, Walleye, Wapato Bridge, Willamette River, William Robert Broughton.

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Alosidae

The Alosidae, or the shads, are a family of clupeiform fishes.

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Brown bullhead

The brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus) is a fish of the family Ictaluridae that is widely distributed in North America.

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Burlington Northern Railroad

The Burlington Northern Railroad was a United States-based railroad company formed from a merger of four major U.S. railroads.

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Charles Wilkes

Charles Wilkes (April 3, 1798 – February 8, 1877) was an American naval officer, ship's captain, and explorer.

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Chinook salmon

The Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) is the largest and most valuable species of Pacific salmon.

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Chinookan peoples

Chinookan peoples include several groups of Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest in the United States who speak the Chinookan languages.

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Columbia County, Oregon

Columbia County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon.

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Columbia River

The Columbia River (Upper Chinook: or; Sahaptin: Nch’i-Wàna or Nchi wana; Sinixt dialect swah'netk'qhu) is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. Multnomah Channel and Columbia River are rivers of Oregon.

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Coon Island (Oregon)

Coon Island is an island in the Multnomah Channel in Columbia County, Oregon, United States.

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Crayfish

Crayfish are freshwater crustaceans belonging to the infraorder Astacidea, which also contains lobsters.

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Distributary

A distributary, or a distributary channel, is a stream that branches off and flows away from a main stream channel, a phenomenon known as river bifurcation.

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Gilbert River (Oregon)

The Gilbert River is a tributary of the Multnomah Channel on Sauvie Island in the U.S. state of Oregon. Multnomah Channel and Gilbert River (Oregon) are rivers of Oregon.

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Google Earth

Google Earth is a computer program that renders a 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery.

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Houseboat

A houseboat is a boat that has been designed or modified to be used primarily for regular dwelling.

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John Call

Sir John Call, 1st Baronet (30 June 1731 – 1 March 1801) was an English engineer and baronet.

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Levee

A levee, dike (American English), dyke (Commonwealth English), embankment, floodbank, or stop bank is a structure used to keep the course of rivers from changing and to protect against flooding of the area adjoining the river or coast.

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Lewis and Clark Expedition

The Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the United States expedition to cross the newly acquired western portion of the country after the Louisiana Purchase.

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List of longest streams of Oregon

Seventy-seven rivers and creeks of at least 50 miles (80 km) in total length are the longest streams of the U.S. state of Oregon. Multnomah Channel and List of longest streams of Oregon are rivers of Oregon.

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List of rivers of Oregon

This is a partial listing of rivers in the state of Oregon, United States. Multnomah Channel and list of rivers of Oregon are rivers of Oregon.

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Longhouses of the Indigenous peoples of North America

Longhouses were a style of residential dwelling built by Native American and First Nations peoples in various parts of North America.

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Main stem

In hydrology, a mainstem (or trunk) is "the primary downstream segment of a river, as contrasted to its tributaries".

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Multnomah County, Oregon

Multnomah County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon.

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Multnomah people

The Multnomah are a tribe of Chinookan people who live in the area of Portland, Oregon, in the United States.

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Nob Hill Nature Park

Nob Hill Nature Park is a 6-acre oak woodland located in St. Helens, Oregon, north of Portland, Oregon.

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Oregon

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

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Portland, Oregon

Portland is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region.

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River mile

A river mile is a measure of distance in miles along a river from its mouth.

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Sagittaria

Sagittaria is a genus of about 30, Flora of North America species of aquatic plants whose members go by a variety of common names, including arrowhead, duck potato, swamp potato, tule potato, and wapato.

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Sauvie Island

Sauvie Island, in the U.S. state of Oregon, originally Wapato Island or Wappatoo Island, is the largest island along the Columbia River, at, and one of the largest river islands in the United States.

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Sauvie Island Wildlife Area

The Sauvie Island Wildlife Area is a state game management area on Sauvie Island in the U.S. state of Oregon.

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Scappoose Bay

Scappoose Bay is a slough of Multnomah Channel, a distributary of the Willamette River, about upstream of where the channel meets the Columbia River in Columbia County, Oregon, United States.

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St. Helens, Oregon

St.

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Sturgeon

Sturgeon (from Old English styrġa ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *str̥(Hx)yón-) is the common name for the 28 species of fish belonging to the family Acipenseridae.

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Sturgeon Lake (Oregon)

Sturgeon Lake is a lake on Sauvie Island in the U.S. state of Oregon.

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U.S. Route 30 in Oregon

U.S. Route 30 (US 30) in the U.S. state of Oregon is a major east–west United States Numbered Highway that runs from its western terminus in Astoria to the Idaho border east of Ontario.

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U.S. state

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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United States Board on Geographic Names

The United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) is a federal body operating under the United States Secretary of the Interior.

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Walleye

The walleye (Sander vitreus, synonym Stizostedion vitreum), also called the walleyed pike, yellow pike, yellow pikeperch or yellow pickerel, is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the Northern United States.

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Wapato Bridge

The Wapato Bridge, formerly known as the Sauvie Island Bridge, crosses the Multnomah Channel of the Willamette River near Portland, Oregon, United States.

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Willamette River

The Willamette River is a major tributary of the Columbia River, accounting for 12 to 15 percent of the Columbia's flow. Multnomah Channel and Willamette River are rivers of Oregon.

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William Robert Broughton

William Robert Broughton (22 March 176214 March 1821) was a British naval officer in the late 18th century.

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See also

Willamette River

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multnomah_Channel