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Bookmark or Share- Course of the Willamette River - WikipediaThe Willamette River is a 187-mile (301 km) tributary of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Oregon. The upper tributaries of the Willamette originate in mountains south and southeast of the twin cities of Eugene and Springfield.
- Willamette River - WikipediaThe Willamette River (/ w ɪ ˈ l æ m ɪ t / ⓘ wil-AM-it) is a major tributary of the Columbia River, accounting for 12 to 15 percent of the Columbia's flow. The Willamette's main stem is 187 miles (301 km) long, lying entirely in northwestern Oregon in the United States.
- Willamette River | Oregon, Map, & Facts | BritannicaWillamette River, watercourse of western Oregon, U.S. It is formed by the confluence of the Coast and Middle forks southeast of Eugene. It flows northward for 183 miles (295 km) past Corvallis, Albany, Salem, and Oregon City into the Columbia River near Portland. It is navigable downstream to Eugene.
- Willamette River - The Oregon EncyclopediaWillamette River. The Willamette River and its extensive drainage basin lie in the greater Cascades geological province, extending from British Columbia to northern California. The river and its principal tributaries drain 11,478 square miles (12 percent of Oregon), with the basin's runoff fluctuating dramatically between the heavy ...
- Facts — Willamette RiverkeeperIt is the 13th largest river by volume within the U.S., and also claims the 2nd largest waterfall by volume in the U.S. at Willamette Falls in Oregon City (2nd only to Niagara). There are 13 significant tributaries, and 13 U.S. Army Corps dams, as well as other private dams, along Willamette tributaries, resulting in a highly regulated flow on ...
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