How the Columbia River Basin formed over millions of years

The White Bluffs grace Hanford Reach National Monument, the last undammed stretch of the Columbia River. Even on this 50-mile run, the river is not truly free-flowing, but controlled by dams upstream. But the Hanford Reach has more current than any other stretch, and is home to Coyote Rapid, the river’s last murmur of whitewater. (Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times)

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How the Columbia River Basin formed over millions of years

June 30, 2025

The Columbia Basin has been shaped by forces of unimaginable power.Lava flows, near mile-thick glaciers and ice age floods layered ...

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One way to bring a river back to life? Slow it way, way down

June 26, 2025

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Seattle’s Duwamish River Festival canceled due to ICE concerns

June 23, 2025

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The Duwamish River Festival has been a source of joy for Magdalena Angel-Cano since the 27-year-old was a kid growing ...

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Yacht crashes into Hudson River harbor, injuring dozens

June 22, 2025

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Dozens of people suffered minor injuries Saturday afternoon when a yacht carrying 352 passengers crashed into a pier on the ...

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Mithi river desilting ‘scam’: Actor Dino Morea appears before ED todayheadline

June 19, 2025

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Bollywood actor Dino Morea appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) here on Thursday to record his statement in connection with ...

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Crews battle pair of fires in Ventura County

June 17, 2025

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Firefighters in Ventura County were battling two brush fires Monday night. The Howe fire, the larger blaze, had blackened about ...

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Nature coalition calls for nationwide network of river corridors

June 16, 2025

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Wetlands and floodplain meadows are amongst the measures which the campaign says would form a connected network of habitats reaching ...

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After a century of logging, lands along California’s Klamath River returned to tribe

June 15, 2025

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LOS ANGELES — Along the Klamath River in Northern California, where logging companies once cut ancient redwood trees, vast tracts ...

Blue Creek, center, flows into the Klamath River in Humboldt County, Calif.

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Forest lands along Klamath River returned to California’s Yurok Tribe

June 14, 2025

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Along the Klamath River in Northern California, where logging companies once cut ancient redwood trees, vast tracts of land have ...

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Trump cancels landmark Columbia River agreement with tribes, WA, OR

June 13, 2025

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