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	Walla Walla on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Walla Walla is a district headquarters of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
		Italy, Serradarce:A walla of photographs as ex voto for The Glorioso Alberto.
		Walla Walla Sweets must come from Walla Walla, Washington, to wear the sticker.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/W/WallaW1al.asp (600 words)

	River Flooding (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		The largest recorded flood on the Walla Walla River occurred in December 1964 and was estimated to have a stage of 18.90 ft (423.90 ft MSL) and a peak discharge of 33,400 cubic feet per second (cfs) near Touchet (after confluence with Touchet River).
		The 1931 flood was devastating to the City of Walla Walla spurring the construction of the Mill Creek Reservoir.
		Walla Walla sustained only minor damages during the February 1996 flood owing to the operation of the diversion and detention system.
	www.wwemd.info /river_flooding1.htm (1111 words)

	WallaWallaRiverMural
		The Walla Walla River Mural began as a drawing on a paper napkin during lunch. Then, in the fall of 2001, I began a series of hikes, sketchbook in hand, up the South Fork of the Walla Walla River (located in eastern Oregon) to gather visual information for the eventual mural.
		The OWEB grant is administered by the Walla Walla Basin Watershed Council.
		Spring Chinook Salmon were recently re-introduced in the Walla Walla River by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.
	www.poppenga.homestead.com /WallaWallaRiverMural.html (482 words)

	Jack Cartwright
		Walla Walla was the main center for all the country east of the Columbia, all mail came by stage.
		In the spring she was taken up the river to Fort Chelan to tow logs for the sawmill and for the offices use she proved to be a failure, too heavy draft, could not carry fuel to do her from one landing to another, she was lined over all the rapids up the river.
		All the country north of Snake river was in Whitman county and all south of the river in Walla Walla county.
	users.bentonrea.com /~tinear/cartwright.htm (20065 words)

	Walla Walla (people)
		Walla Walla (people), North American tribe of the Sahaptian language family and of the Plateau region culture area.
		The tribe formerly occupied territory along the lower Walla Walla River and the east bank of the Columbia River, south of its junction with the Snake River.
		In 1855 the Walla Walla were removed by treaty to the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon, where they have become largely integrated with the Nez Perce, Umatilla, and Cayuse tribes.
	www.angelfire.com /realm/shades/nativeamericans/wallawalla.htm (126 words)

	Salmon Recovery
		Although the lower portion of the Walla Walla River was not historically used for spawning due to the low level of water and lack of appropriately sized gravel in their spawning grounds, the rest of the basin was extremely prolific (USACE, 1997, 2-12).
		The pollution is caused by runoff of agricultural byproducts and stormwater.
		Hatcheries in the Columbia River basin have "annually reared between 200 and 300 million juvenile salmonids for release," and approximately 75 percent of the Columbia River stock of salmon are from hatcheries (USACE, 1996a, 2-9).
	www.whitman.edu /environmental_studies/past&future/salmon.html (8687 words)

	Conditions improving on Walla Walla River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		The final agreement said irrigators would keep 13 cubic feet per second in the Walla Walla River at Nursery Bridge and at least 10 cfs in the river downstream at Burlingame Dam, the diversion for Durfee's district in Washington.
		Environmental groups were a year into discussions about how to get more water in the Walla Walla and were preparing to sue the districts, the big targets in a complex basin filled with smaller water users.
		The draft goal is to get 150 cfs in the river during May and June -- more than 10 times the trickle that is in there now -- to help smolts on their way to the ocean and returning spring chinook that tribes are attempting to reintroduce in the Walla Walla.
	www.tri-cityherald.com /news/2000/0810/story1.html (1802 words)

	Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance - History
		Compared to the region around them, the Walla Walla Valley was a safe refuge from the treacherous conditions which can often be found during the winter for hundreds of miles around.
		By the time the BATF recognized the Walla Walla Valley AVA, the Valley was beginning to gain attention from within the wine industry, as well as, attracting publicity from journalists and media outside the region.
		As the tiny trickle of wine produced in the Walla Walla AVA began to flow to the outside world, a "wine renaissance" was beginning to happen globally.
	www.wallawallawine.com /region/history.html (950 words)

	Walla Walla River Flow Restoration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		There are many changes occurring along the Walla Walla River, including the fact that an agreement between three local irrigation districts and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has resulted in a continuously flowing river last year (2001) during the summer irrigation season for the first time in more than 100 years.
		The Walla Walla River is an interstate river that originates in the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon and runs north into Washington to its confluence with the Columbia River between the Snake River confluence and McNary Dam.
		In April 1998, the Walla Walla River was listed by the environmental group American Rivers as eighteenth on their list of "America's Most Endangered Rivers of 1998" due to being "flow impaired" as a result of irrigated agriculture having diverted all of the river's flow.
	www.wwbwc.org /Main_Pages/Projects/Flows/Flows.htm (1282 words)

	Salmon revival in the Walla Walla River
		As in the neighboring Umatilla Basin, the Walla Walla River lost its once-plentiful salmon runs early in the 20th Century but actions are underway to reestablish this valuable resource.
		The CTUIR is proposing to expand its current fish facility on South Fork Walla Walla River to a full-scale hatchery to produce spring Chinook salmon for release into the river.
		The Walla Walla Fisheries Restoration Program is using this momentum and proven know-how to duplicate the success and benefits for all involved interests.
	www.umatilla.nsn.us /w2river.html (638 words)

	Angling Opportunities Increase on Rogue and Walla Walla Rivers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		The Walla Walla River opens to steelhead angling Dec. 1, 2001 for catch and release angling on abundant wild summer steelhead and harvest of stray hatchery steelhead intended for the state of Washington’s hatcheries located further downstream in the Walla Walla basin.
		The upper Walla Walla basin in Oregon is managed as a wild fish sanctuary area.
		Walla Walla River: Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead in the mainstem Walla Walla River from the Oregon/Washington border upstream to the confluence of the North and South forks, Dec. 1-31, 2001.
	www.dfw.state.or.us /public/NewsArc/2001News/October/101701cnews.htm (223 words)

	Irrigation cutbacks may keep Walla Walla River flowing
		Despite drought-diminished supplies, Walla Walla Valley farmers are surrendering increasing amounts of irrigation water this summer to avoid being shut down by the federal government.
		The agency is forcing changes in the Walla Walla River to protect bull trout, which are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
		Until that point, all of the water in the river traditionally was used by irrigators even though withdrawals reduced the river to a strand of rocks near the Washington-Oregon border.
	www.tri-cityherald.com /news/2001/0702/Story2.html (552 words)

	SETTING NEW PRECEDENT IN THE WALLA WALLA BASIN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Portions of the Walla Walla River run dry during the summer months, and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation (CTUIR, or the Tribes) and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) hold an annual fish rescue operation to rescue fish that become stranded in disconnected pools in the river.
		However, by including all third parties that had expressed an interest in Walla Walla River flow restoration in the settlement process, and then incorporating their comments and viewpoints into the settlement agreement, the Districts were able to gain some level of certainty regarding their 2000 operations.
		Irrigation districts in the Walla Walla Basin have adopted a strategy that is focused on cooperation and is designed to avoid protracted litigation that would undoubtedly lead to high litigation costs and uncertain results.
	www.stoel.com /resources/articles/environment/env_002.shtm (2031 words)

	Corps, Tribes Seek Comments on Walla Walla River Basin Study--12--September-02
		Walla Walla, WA – Planners from the Walla Walla District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in cooperation with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, will host several meetings to encourage public comments on an upcoming study about restoring the aquatic ecosystem of the Walla Walla River Basin.
		The Walla Walla River Basin Feasibility Study will concentrate on restoration of fish habitat quality with emphasis on options for increasing flows.
		The Walla Walla meeting will be conducted in both English and Spanish, according to Hyland.
	www.waterchat.com /News/Indian/02/Q3/ind_020912-02.htm (308 words)

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	www.factmonster.com /ce6/us/A0851358.html (274 words)

	CVO Menu - The Volcanoes of Lewis and Clark - April 30, 1806
		The Walla Walla River basin lies between the Snake River basin on the north, the Blue Mountains to the east and south, and the Umatilla River basin on the south and west.
		The Touchet River originates in the Blue Mountains in the southwest corner of Columbia County, and flows west through the cities of Dayton and Waitsburg, merging with the Walla Walla River near the community of Touchet, Washington.
		Touchet River at Bolles, Washington, in the Walla Walla River Basin.
	vulcan.wr.usgs.gov /LivingWith/Historical/LewisClark/volcanoes_lewis_clark_april_30_1806.html (2824 words)

	Walla Walla
		In Walla Walla County, the term BIRDING is a verb and a fun activity that hones your observation skills, educates your ear, reduces stress, and broadens the horizons of your life.
		This outstanding diversity of species occurs due to the presence of good habitat along the Columbia and Snake rivers to the west and north and the Blue Mountains to the east.
		Fall migration along the Columbia River in western Walla Walla County is spectacular.
	www.wallawalla.org /birding.cfm (301 words)

	Information Bridge: DOE Scientific and Technical Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		The fish screens facilities at the Little Walla Walla River in Milton-Freewater, Oregon and at Burlingame west of Walla Walla, Washington were examined to determine if they were being effectively operated and maintained to provide for safe fish passage.
		Little Walla Walla--The flat-plate screen design appeared to be efficiently protecting juvenile fish from entrainment, impingement, and migration delay in May and June.
		However, there was a small (6 to 12 in.) band along the length of the facility at the bottom of the screen that was not being cleaned effectively by the brush.
	www.osti.gov /bridge/product.biblio.jsp?osti_id=791685 (461 words)

	Wines of walla walla Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Wines Of Walla Walla are great for when you're looking to get better at wines of walla walla for selfish purposes.
		Walla Walla Vintners winemakers are Myles Anderson, and Gordon Venneri.
		Pioneers in Walla Walla winemaking, Walla Walla Vintners is known for their excellent red wines, and the reasonable prices they have maintained over many years.
	wine.1wonderfulsite6.info /champagne-fountains/wines-of-walla-walla.html (340 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		The canyon of the South Fork of the Walla Walla River is the most popular mountain bike destination in the Walla Walla area.
		Follow the road to Harris Park (camping and picnic areas) and continue upstream past the park on a bumpy dirt road for another 0.5 mile to the BLM parking lot (restrooms).
		If you are driving directly from Walla Walla, there is a shorter and more scenic route.
	people.whitman.edu /~pogue/south_fork.html (284 words)

	DEQ News Release
		The river and its tributaries are not cool enough in the summer to fully protect salmon and trout as they rear and spawn.
		Walla Walla Basin fish that are most sensitive to this heating are: Chinook salmon, steelhead trout and bull trout.
		A TMDL uses scientific data collection and analysis to determine: the amount of pollution currently entering the river system, the sources of the pollution, the loading capacity of the system - the maximum amount of pollutant that can be present while meeting water quality standards, and the amount of pollution reduction needed.
	www.deq.state.or.us /news/prDisplay.asp?docID=1867 (646 words)

	Harris Park
		Harris Park is the result of the cooperative effort of the Walla Walla Rotary Club, Harris Pine Mills, Mrs.
		A children's playground adjacent to the small picnic shelter includes a prefabricated children's play structure that was installed in 1998 and sits on six inches of beach sand, two plastic benches for seating and a swing set.
		The open, large lawn adjacent to the picnic area between the play structure and the river is used for volleyball, badminton' or as a common area for other day use visitor activities.
	www.co.umatilla.or.us /harris_park.htm (1221 words)

	Region 6, the Mountain-Prairie Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		The unit was burned on April 4, 2000 to remove excess weedy vegetation and prepare for wetland restoration efforts this summer.
		A field on the left side of the picture (south side of river) will also be restored to seasonal wetland and riparian habitat.
		Walla Walla Conservation District, Ducks Unlimited, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Richland Rod and Gun Club, Pheasants Forever, McNary National Wildlife Refuge
	midcolumbiariver.fws.gov /WWProject.htm (346 words)

	MEMO
		The Congress is supportive of the Department’s proposed amendments that clearly specify that the qualifying districts pay the Department’s actual costs of research and processing related to their petition.
		Additionally, the Congress has been working with other stakeholders who have indicated an interest in clearly specifying that provisions of HB 3201 be limited to application by the Walla Walla River Irrigation District.
		Because the Walla Walla River Irrigation District was not formed until after this date, House Bill 3111 (1985) was not available to the District.
	www.owrc.org /3201.htm (875 words)

	Fort Walla Walla \| History of Fort Walla Walla
		Before the wagon trains of the 1840’s and before the Whitman Mission in 1836, a small outpost on the Columbia River near the mouth of the Walla Walla River called Fort Walla Walla was established for the purpose of fur trading.
		Built by the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1818 and manned by French – Canadian trappers, Fort Walla Walla was the site of the first European descendants bringing their culture to the West.
		It is believed it was here that the first vineyards and wines were made in the inland Northwest.
	www.fortwallawallacellars.com /history.html (153 words)

	Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance - Terrior (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		The many waters of the Walla Walla River begin in the Blue Mountains in small trickles of snowmelt and natural springs.
		Continental glaciers dammed huge pools of water only to spill the contents in unimaginable rushes of water that not only tore channels in the basalt but also brought granite rocks from the far north to add to the mix of parent materials of our unique soils.
		Much of the soil in the Walla Walla Valley is a blown in mix called loess.
	www.wallawallawine.com /region/terrior.html (341 words)

	River Basins Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Increasing demands for extracting Rio Grande River water are straining the ecosystem.
		The Walla Walla River has been running dry in summer months for over 125 years – until this past summer.
		A number of fish stocks have already gone extinct in the Walla Walla, due in part to these low flows.
	www.waterwest.com /riverbasins/RiverBasins.htm (224 words)

	Walla Walla County, Washington (Counties)
		The Whitman Mission was established to the west of the present-day city of Walla Walla, the county seat.
		The Walla Walla River Valley is a rich agricultural area.
		Within the Walla Walla urban area is College Place.
	www.ohwy.com /wa/y/ywallawa.htm (78 words)

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