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Wallowa River

Index Wallowa River

The Wallowa River is a tributary of the Grande Ronde River, approximately long, in northeastern Oregon in the United States. [1]

32 relations: Chief Joseph, Chinook salmon, Columbia Plateau, Eagle Cap Wilderness, Elgin, Oregon, Enterprise, Oregon, Federal government of the United States, Geographic Names Information System, Google Earth, Grande Ronde River, Joseph, Oregon, List of longest streams of Oregon, List of rivers of Oregon, Minam River, Minam, Oregon, Mountain whitefish, Nez Perce language, Nez Perce people, Northern Arizona University, Oregon, Rainbow trout, River mile, Snake River, Sockeye salmon, Union County, Oregon, United States, United States Geological Survey, Wallowa County, Oregon, Wallowa Lake, Wallowa Mountains, Wallowa, Oregon, Wallowa–Whitman National Forest.

Chief Joseph

Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt (or Hinmatóowyalahtq̓it in Americanist orthography), popularly known as Chief Joseph or Young Joseph (March 3, 1840 – September 21, 1904), was a leader of the Wal-lam-wat-kain (Wallowa) band of Nez Perce, a Native American tribe of the interior Pacific Northwest region of the United States, in the latter half of the 19th century.

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Chinook salmon

The Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) is the largest species in the Pacific salmon genus Oncorhynchus.

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Columbia Plateau

The Columbia Plateau or Columbia Basin is a geographic region located almost entirely in Eastern Washington and north-central Oregon—with the eastern edge spilling over into North Idaho The area is characterized by its mostly semi-arid climate (Bsk under the Köppen classification)—with some areas falling under the desert (BWk) and mediterranean (Csa and Csb) classifications—resulting in a shrub-steppe environment.

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Eagle Cap Wilderness

Eagle Cap Wilderness is a wilderness area located in the Wallowa Mountains of northeastern Oregon (United States), within the Wallowa–Whitman National Forest.

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Elgin, Oregon

Elgin is a city in Union County, Oregon, United States.

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Enterprise, Oregon

Enterprise is a city in and the county seat of Wallowa County, Oregon, United States.

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Federal government of the United States

The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government) is the national government of the United States, a constitutional republic in North America, composed of 50 states, one district, Washington, D.C. (the nation's capital), and several territories.

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Geographic Names Information System

The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout the United States of America and its territories.

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Google Earth

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

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Grande Ronde River

The Grande Ronde River (or, less commonly) is a tributary of the Snake River, long,U.S. Geological Survey.

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Joseph, Oregon

Joseph is a city in Wallowa County, Oregon, United States.

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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.

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List of rivers of Oregon

This is a partial listing of rivers in the state of Oregon, United States.

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Minam River

The Minam River is a tributary of the Wallowa River, long, in northeastern Oregon in the United States.

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Minam, Oregon

Minam is an unincorporated community in northwestern Wallowa County, Oregon, United States.

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Mountain whitefish

The mountain whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni) is one of the most widely distributed salmonid fish of western North America.

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Nez Perce language

Nez Perce, also spelled Nez Percé or called Niimi'ipuutímt, is a Sahaptian language related to the several dialects of Sahaptin (note the spellings -ian vs. -in).

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Nez Perce people

The Nez Perce (autonym: Niimíipuu in their own language, meaning "the walking people" or "we, the people") are an Indigenous people of the Plateau who have lived on the Columbia River Plateau in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States for a long time.

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Northern Arizona University

Northern Arizona University (NAU) is a public higher-research university with a main campus at the base of the San Francisco Peaks in Flagstaff, Arizona, statewide campuses, and NAU Online.

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Oregon

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

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Rainbow trout

The rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is a trout and species of salmonid native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America.

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River mile

In the United States, a river mile is a measure of distance in miles along a river from its mouth.

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Snake River

The Snake River is a major river of the greater Pacific Northwest region in the United States.

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Sockeye salmon

Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), also called red salmon, kokanee salmon, or blueback salmon, is an anadromous species of salmon found in the Northern Pacific Ocean and rivers discharging into it.

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Union County, Oregon

Union County is a county in the U.S. state of Oregon.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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United States Geological Survey

The United States Geological Survey (USGS, formerly simply Geological Survey) is a scientific agency of the United States government.

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Wallowa County, Oregon

Wallowa County is a county in the U.S. state of Oregon.

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Wallowa Lake

Wallowa Lake is a ribbon lake south of Joseph, Oregon, United States, at an elevation of.

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Wallowa Mountains

The Wallowa Mountains are a mountain range located in the Columbia Plateau of northeastern Oregon in the United States.

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Wallowa, Oregon

Wallowa is a city in Wallowa County, Oregon, United States.

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Wallowa–Whitman National Forest

The Wallowa–Whitman National Forest is a United States National Forest in the U.S. states of Oregon and Idaho.

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References

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

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