Columbia Plateau

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The Columbia Plateau is a vast volcanic and sedimentary region in the Pacific Northwest known for its basalt flows, deep river canyons, and extensive agricultural lands shaped by the Columbia River and its tributaries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic region
physiographic province
plateau
alsoKnownAs Columbia Basin
linked to: Columbia Plateau
area approximately 164000 square kilometers
boundedBy Bitterroot Range
linked to: Columbia Mountains

Blue Mountains
Cascade Range
Rocky Mountains
climateType semiarid
contains Channeled Scablands
Palouse region
Walla Walla Valley
Yakima Valley
country United States of America
dominantRockType basalt
drainedBy Columbia River
Deschutes River
Snake River
Spokane River
Yakima River
economicActivity hydroelectric power generation
irrigated agriculture
livestock grazing
erodedBy Missoula floods
Pleistocene glacial outburst floods
formedBy Columbia River Basalt Group eruptions
geologicAge Miocene
linked to: Neogene
hasFeature basalt cliffs
basalt flows
coulees
deep river canyons
loess deposits
scablands
linked to: Columbia Plateau
hasLandUse extensive agriculture
locatedIn Idaho
Oregon
Pacific Northwest
United States
Washington
majorCrops alfalfa
apples
barley
potatoes
wheat
wine grapes
partOf Intermontane Plateaus
North American Cordillera
underlainBy Columbia River Basalt Group
linked to: Columbia Plateau

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western United States hasPart Columbia Plateau
Great Basin borders Columbia Plateau
Oregon hasRegion Columbia Plateau
Basin and Range Province boundedBy Columbia Plateau
Multnomah Falls geologicalSetting Columbia River Basalt Group
linked to: Columbia Plateau
Benton County, Washington partOf Columbia Basin
linked to: Columbia Plateau
Grant County, Washington locatedIn Columbia Plateau
Franklin County, Washington partOf Columbia Basin
linked to: Columbia Plateau
Multnomah people indigenousTo Columbia River region
linked to: Columbia Plateau
Columbia Plateau hasFeature scablands
linked to: Columbia Plateau
Columbia Plateau alsoKnownAs Columbia Basin
linked to: Columbia Plateau
Columbia Plateau underlainBy Columbia River Basalt Group
linked to: Columbia Plateau
Richland, Washington region Columbia Basin
linked to: Columbia Plateau
Pasco, Washington locatedInAgriculturalRegion Columbia Basin
linked to: Columbia Plateau
Elowah Falls geologicalSetting Columbia River Basalt Group
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Third Powerhouse locatedIn Columbia Basin region
linked to: Columbia Plateau
Jackson Park hasWaterBody Columbia Basin
linked to: Columbia Plateau
Columbia Basin Project locatedIn Columbia Basin
linked to: Columbia Plateau
Columbia Basin Project regionServed Columbia Plateau
Hanford Reach National Monument locatedIn Columbia Basin
linked to: Columbia Plateau
Central Washington contains Columbia Basin
subject linked to: central Washington
linked to: Columbia Plateau
Tri-Cities, Washington locatedInRegion Columbia Basin
linked to: Columbia Plateau
Soap Lake, Washington region Columbia Basin
linked to: Columbia Plateau
Rattlesnake Mountain ecosystem Columbia Plateau shrub-steppe
linked to: Columbia Plateau
Rattlesnake Mountain partOf Columbia Plateau physiographic province
linked to: Columbia Plateau
Electric City, Washington locatedIn Columbia Plateau
Moses Lake, Washington locatedIn Columbia Basin
linked to: Columbia Plateau
Morrow County, Oregon hasFeature Columbia Plateau landscape
linked to: Columbia Plateau
Eastern Washington contains Columbia Basin
subject linked to: eastern Washington
linked to: Columbia Plateau
Intermontane Plateaus includes Columbia Plateau
Douglas County, Washington locatedOn Columbia Plateau
Channeled Scablands locatedIn Columbia Plateau
Palouse region partOf Columbia Plateau
Blue Mountains (Pacific Northwest) partOf Columbia Plateau
subject linked to: Blue Mountains
Blue Mountains (Pacific Northwest) easternBoundaryOf Columbia River Plateau
subject linked to: Blue Mountains
linked to: Columbia Plateau
Blue Mountains (Pacific Northwest) overlies Columbia River Basalt Group
subject linked to: Blue Mountains
linked to: Columbia Plateau
Kennewick, Washington isPartOf Columbia Basin
linked to: Columbia Plateau
Lincoln County, Washington locatedIn Columbia Plateau
Adams County, Washington partOf Columbia Plateau
Yakima Valley geologicalProvince Columbia Plateau
Walla Walla Valley partOf Columbia River Plateau
linked to: Columbia Plateau
Ephrata, Washington locatedInRegion Columbia Basin
linked to: Columbia Plateau
Columbia County, Washington locatedIn Columbia Plateau
Mattawa, Washington partOf Columbia Basin agricultural region
linked to: Columbia Plateau
Mount Revelstoke National Park contains Columbia River valley slopes
linked to: Columbia Plateau
Modoc Plateau physiographicProvince Columbia Plateau
Coulee City, Washington locatedInRegion Columbia Plateau
Stratford, Washington locatedIn Columbia Plateau