Columbia River estuary

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The Columbia River estuary is the broad, tidally influenced transition zone where the Columbia River meets the Pacific Ocean, supporting rich ecosystems, major shipping routes, and coastal communities in the Pacific Northwest.

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Statements (68)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal ecosystem ⓘ
estuary ⓘ
geographic feature ⓘ
borderedBy Oregon Coast ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
Washington Coast ⓘ
climate temperate marine climate ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
hasFeature Columbia River Bar ⓘ
brackish wetlands ⓘ
dredged navigation channel ⓘ
salt marshes ⓘ
submerged sand bars ⓘ
tidal flats ⓘ
hasHydrology mixed semidiurnal tides ⓘ
hasMajorPort Port of Astoria ⓘ
Port of Kalama ⓘ
Port of Longview ⓘ
Port of Portland ⓘ
Port of Vancouver (Washington) ⓘ
hasProcess freshwater–saltwater mixing ⓘ
sediment deposition ⓘ
tidal mixing ⓘ
hasResearchProgram Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce (CREST) ⓘ
Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership ⓘ
importantForSpecies Dungeness crab ⓘ
Pacific lamprey ⓘ
Pacific salmon ⓘ
migratory shorebirds ⓘ
steelhead trout ⓘ
sturgeon ⓘ
waterfowl ⓘ
knownAs Graveyard of the Pacific ⓘ
locatedIn Columbia River ⓘ
Oregon ⓘ
Pacific Northwest ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
United States ⓘ
Washington (state) ⓘ
linked to: Washington
managedBy National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife ⓘ
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife ⓘ
mouthOf Columbia River ⓘ
near Astoria, Oregon ⓘ
Chinook, Washington ⓘ
Ilwaco, Washington ⓘ
Warrenton, Oregon ⓘ
partOf California Current Large Marine Ecosystem ⓘ
linked to: California Current

Columbia River system ⓘ
linked to: Columbia River

Pacific Flyway for migratory birds ⓘ
linked to: Pacific Flyway
supportsEcosystemService coastal recreation ⓘ
commercial fisheries ⓘ
habitat for migratory birds ⓘ
nursery habitat for fish ⓘ
recreational fisheries ⓘ
shipping and navigation ⓘ
threatenedBy dredging ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
invasive species ⓘ
pollution ⓘ
sea-level rise ⓘ
usedFor barge transportation ⓘ
commercial shipping ⓘ
crab fishing ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ
sport fishing ⓘ
tourism ⓘ

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Referenced by (35)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Clatsop County, Oregon → contains → Columbia River estuary ⓘ
Oregon estuary network → hasPart → Columbia River estuary ⓘ
Oregon estuary network → hasPart → Columbia River estuarine islands ⓘ
linked to: Columbia River estuary
Lewis and Clark Expedition → destination → Mouth of the Columbia River ⓘ
linked to: Columbia River estuary
Clatsop people → traditionalTerritoryFeature → Columbia River estuary ⓘ
Youngs Bay → partOf → Columbia River estuary ⓘ
Ilwaco, Washington → locatedIn → Columbia River estuary region ⓘ
linked to: Columbia River estuary
Naselle, Washington → locatedNear → Columbia River estuary ⓘ
Skipanon River → adjacentTo → Columbia River estuary ⓘ
Astoria-Megler Bridge → hasSegmentOver → Columbia River estuary ⓘ
Oregon Coast Trail → runsFrom → mouth of Columbia River ⓘ
linked to: Columbia River estuary
Lower Columbia River region → contains → Columbia River estuary ⓘ
Lower Columbia River region → contains → Lower Columbia River wetlands ⓘ
linked to: Columbia River estuary
Chinook tribe → traditionalTerritory → Columbia River estuary ⓘ
Clatsop → traditionalRegion → Mouth of the Columbia River ⓘ
linked to: Columbia River estuary
Graveyard of the Pacific → notableSubregion → Mouth of the Columbia River ⓘ
linked to: Columbia River estuary
Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce → operatesIn → Columbia River estuary ⓘ
Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership → focus → Columbia River estuary ⓘ
Astoria River → hasNearbyFeature → Columbia River estuary ⓘ
Dismal Nitch → hasViewOf → Columbia River estuary ⓘ
shipwreck of the Peter Iredale → nearbyFeature → Columbia River mouth ⓘ
linked to: Columbia River estuary
Washington Coast → contains → Columbia River estuary (Washington side) ⓘ
linked to: Columbia River estuary
Megler, Washington → locatedNear → Mouth of the Columbia River ⓘ
linked to: Columbia River estuary
Columbia River Maritime Museum → near → Mouth of the Columbia River ⓘ
linked to: Columbia River estuary
Fort Astoria → locatedNear → Mouth of the Columbia River ⓘ
linked to: Columbia River estuary
Chinook, Washington → locatedIn → Columbia River estuary ⓘ
Baker Bay → opensInto → Columbia River estuary ⓘ
Youngs River → isTributarySystemOf → Columbia River estuary ⓘ
Youngs River watershed → drainsInto → Columbia River estuary ⓘ
Youngs River watershed → hasMouthNear → Columbia River estuary ⓘ
Youngs River watershed → isUpstreamOf → Columbia River estuary ⓘ
Columbia River → mouthLocation → Columbia River Estuary ⓘ
linked to: Columbia River estuary
Clatsop Plains → near → Columbia River estuary ⓘ
Hammond, Oregon → locatedOnWaterbody → Columbia River estuary ⓘ
Skipanon River estuary → partOf → Columbia River estuary ⓘ