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	Willamette River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Willamette rises in three separate forks in the mountains south and southeast of Eugene, at the southern end of the Willamette Valley.
		From Eugene, the combined river flows NNW across the plain of the southern Willamette Valley to Corvallis, then follows a zigzag course past Albany and around the isolated hills in the central valley, passing west of downtown Salem.
		The Portland Harbor section of the Willamette River between downtown Portland and its terminus at the Columbia River is heavily polluted from years of industrial development of the river and its banks.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Willamette_River (778 words)

	Willamette Falls -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It is a horseshoe shaped block waterfall caused by a (The commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark gray fine-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene) basalt shelf in the river floor.
		The falls were not navigable until the completion of the Willamette Falls Locks in 1873.
		The Willamette Falls Electric Company (later renamed (Click link for more info and facts about Portland General Electric) Portland General Electric) was formed in 1888 to build a hydro-electric generation facility at the falls.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wi/willamette_falls.htm (447 words)

	Willamette Falls Locks
		In Oregon, riverboat operations on the Willamette River were plagued by the need for a long portage, from Oregon City to Canemah, to get around Willamette Falls.
		The locks at Willamette Falls were built in the early 1870s from the same locally-quarried stone that built some of Portland's finest buildings from that era.
		Willamette Falls Locks, the first multi-lift navigation locks built in the United States, are today on the National Register of Historic Places.
	www.endoftheoregontrail.org /lox.html (196 words)

	January 1998 Engineer Update
		The Willamette River was important in Oregon's early history, first to fur traders, then to settlers looking for the promise of free land.
		As populations in the Willamette Valley swelled, and with Portland becoming a major seaport, reliance on the locks increased.
		Willamette Falls Locks is as much a part of the city of West Linn as is the town's city hall, according to Dave Denman, project worker.
	www.hq.usace.army.mil /cepa/pubs/jan98/story10.htm (1067 words)

	Encyclopedia: Willamette Falls
		The Willamette Falls is a natural waterfall on the Willamette River between Oregon City and West Linn, Oregon.
		The locks were sold by the Willamette Falls Canal and Locks Company to the United States Army Corps of Engineers in 1955.
		The Willamette Falls Electric Company (later renamed Portland General Electric) was formed in 1888 to build a hydro-electric generation facility at the falls.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Willamette-Falls (448 words)

	PGE - Hydropower & Fish: Willamette River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Willamette River ranks as the 10th largest river in the lower 48 states.
		Willamette Falls was an important economic and social gathering place for Native Americans to fish and gather lamprey eels off the rocks.
		In 1889, Willamette Falls Electric Co., a predecessor of PGE, made the first long-distance transmission of electricity in the United States – 14 miles from Oregon City to the streetlights of Portland.
	www.portlandgeneral.com /community_and_env/hydropower_and_fish/willamette?bhjs=0 (573 words)

	Oregon City
		The Indians along this portion of the Wal-lamt, or Willamette, River were hosts to the hundreds of migrating Molallas, Calapooyas, Multnomahs, Teninos, and Chinooks who came each year to catch salmon at Hyas Tyee Tumwater -- what white men named Willamette Falls.
		The first white man to take an interest in the Willamette Falls area was Alexander Ross of the North West Company in 1815, who recognized that the falls could supply reliable, year-round power to mills along the river banks.
		In 1829, John McLoughlin established a land claim at Willamette Falls in the name of the Hudson's Bay Company and began to encourage former trappers to settle nearby.
	www.endoftheoregontrail.org /road2oregon/sa27ORcity.html (970 words)

	Willamette River, Oregon (Rivers and Streams)
		The Willamette River is a vital, multi-purpose waterway that touches the lives of millions of people along its banks and throughout the Pacific Northwest.
		Portland is the seat of Multnomah County, on the Willamette River near its junction with the...
		Willamette Falls was created when the Willamette River at Oregon City spills about 40 feet over a...
	www.ohwy.com /or/w/willarvr.htm (900 words)

	The Mysterious Lamprey — Their Health is an Indicator for the Entire Watershed
		Harvesting reports from Willamette Falls, while useful, he said, are also inconsistent, since the spawning usually occurs in tributaries and streams.
		Willamette Falls, he also speculates, could be one of the reasons studies of the fish are erratic.
		Reviewing what information existed, ODFW concluded that "The Willamette River lamprey is the last substantial run of lampreys in the Columbia River basin," announced at the same time as its decision to issue restrictive permits for those wishing to gather lamprey at Willamette Falls.
	www.grandronde.org /pr/past_articles/2001/1001/lamprey.htm (3378 words)

	The First People of Clackamas County, Oregon
		Salmon at the Falls were plentiful enough to enrich the Clackamas beyond simple survival; other tribes came for trade fairs to purchase salmon or to pay tribute for the privilege of fishing in Clackamas territory.
		Below the Falls, Upper CHINOOKS lived in villages along the Willamette River, the Clackamas River, and along the Columbia upstream as far as Celilo Falls and downstream nearly to the coast.
		Very roughly (the Indians recognized no larger political unit than the household or village) the Upper Chinooks were divided into the Multnomah of the western Willamette riverbank and Wapato (Sauvies) Island and the CLACKAMAS of the eastern Willamette riverbank and the valleys of the Clackamas and Sandy Rivers.
	www.usgennet.org /alhnorus/ahorclak/indians.html (1944 words)

	Willamette Falls Locks
		It was a cold Wednesday morning on Jan. 1, 1873, when Willamette Falls Locks opened its gates for the first time to river traffic traveling along the Willamette River, allowing safe portage around the 40-foot high Willamette Falls.
		Public concern that the tolls impeded the development of the Willamette Valley prompted the idea of federal ownership of the locks as early as 1899.
		Willamette Falls Locks holds the distinction of being the first water resource project in Oregon.
	www.nwp.usace.army.mil /op/wfl/home.asp (385 words)

	EPA: Federal Register: Marine Mammals; Environmental Assessment on Preventing California Sea Lion Foraging and ...
		Predation is one of the factors affecting survival of adult spawners, and reduction or elimination of this mortality factor should, therefore, contribute to the enhancement and recovery of the involved salmonid runs.
		NMFS is not aware of any documented historical occurrence of California sea lions at the Willamette Falls other than the sightings noted in the EA and, therefore, considers the occurrence of sea lions far upriver at the Falls in a freshwater environment to be beyond the normal range.
		In regard to barriers to passage, the Willamette Falls is a natural barrier to fish passage and the fishway was constructed to enhance adult passage to spawning habitat.
	www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/1998/January/Day-02/i34145.htm (4491 words)

	Lewis and Clark's Columbia River - Willamette River, Oregon
		On the southern bank of the Willamette at its mouth is Kelley Point, Oregon, and directly across the Columbia is Blurock Landing, and a few miles upstream is Vancouver, Washington.
		Willamette Falls and Oregon City, with Mount Hood in the distance, as seen from the Willamette Falls overlook off of Interstate-205.
		The Willamette continues the same general course of the Columbia for 16 miles to the falls, where is situated the town of "Oregon City," destined to become a place of importance, on account of the extensive water power; the river there falling perpendicularly 38 or 40 feet.
	englishriverwebsite.com /LewisClarkColumbiaRiver/Regions/Places/willamette_river.html (3414 words)

	Willamette Falls \| Waterfalls of the Pacific Northwest
		The land on both sides of the river, immediately adjacent to the falls, is a prime industrial area.
		From the right perspectives, as you can see, the falls are still worthy of a look, certainly since they are located in the middle of an industrial park, but there are better alternatives nearby.
		Zoom of at least 100mm from the freeway viewpoint, 150mm+ from the bridge viewpoint, unknown from the 3rd view.
	www.waterfallsnorthwest.com /waterfall.php?num=1920 (335 words)

	Willamette Falls Hospital Foundation donations
		The central mission of Willamette Falls Hospital is to help build a healthier community.
		With that in mind, the hospital established Willamette Falls Hospital Foundation in 1989.
		Willamette Falls Hospital is passionate about the protection of our county's children.
	www.wfhf.org (386 words)

	Oregon.com - Oregon City, Oregon
		Located at the confluence of the Willamette and Clackamas Rivers, the town is strategically situated near 1-205, and State Highways 99E, 43, and 213.
		The Willamette Mission was established in 1834 in present-day Marion County.
		Led by Thomas J. Farnham, the Peoria Party arrived at the Willamette Falls settlement in late 1839 and early 1840.
	www.oregon.com /towns/oregoncity/oregoncity.cfm (1586 words)

	Waterfalls Guide to Willamette Falls OR
		The Pacific Northwest's largest (not highest) 42 foot high, one-quarter mile wide Willamette Falls is a natural rock formation over which the Willamette River roars.
		But, on top of this rock formation is a turn-of-the century concrete dam along the lip of Willamette Falls.
		Willamette Falls in 1872 (repro of wood engraving)
	www.waterfalls-guide.com /or_willamette_falls.htm (268 words)

	Willamette Falls Fish Ladder Repair Results in Fish Loss
		CLACKAMAS — About 50 summer steelhead, six chinook salmon and 300 Pacific lamprey died over a two-day period this week during de-watering of the Willamette Falls fish ladder at Oregon City to allow needed repairs, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reported today.
		ODFW drained the fish ladder of all water to repair leaking joints and ensure the structural integrity of the facility.
		The repair project on the fish ladder is unrelated to repair work and efforts to release stranded fish from a hole at the base of the falls that occurred earlier this month.
	www.dfw.state.or.us /public/NewsArc/2002News/August/082602anews.htm (361 words)

	PGE - 2/5/04 News Release - Hydroelectric facilities at Willamette Falls: 30-year license facts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The project sits on the Willamette River at Willamette Falls, 26 miles upstream from its confluence with the Columbia River and poised between Oregon City on the east and West Linn on the west.
		Willamette Falls portion: Primarily a shallow 2,300-foot long dam along the top of the falls.
		Lampreys are a fascinating species that actually climb the falls as they migrate upstream from the ocean.
	www.portlandgeneral.com /about_pge/news/sullivan_facts.asp?bhjs=0 (821 words)

	Clackamas County History, 1860 to 1900
		In September 1868, the Willamette Falls Company began work on locks at the west side of the Falls (at this time, Linn City was gone--washed away in the 1861 flood).
		The rights to water power at the east side of the Willamette Falls, a claim once held by Oregon pioneer John McLoughlin, were deeded to entrepreneur Ben Holladay who had purchased the Willamette Transporation Company.
		The Oregon legislature had appropriated funds for this project (on the west side of the Falls) in 1882; by this time breakwaters at the top of the Falls and blasting for mill-races had increased the height of the Falls beyond the leaping ability of migrating salmon.
	www.usgennet.org /alhnorus/ahorclak/timeline4.html (4579 words)

	college essays sample research papers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Willamette Falls have been a focal point of the Willamette valley heritage.
		The Falls stretch the width of the Willamette River.
		Willamette falls is where the Oregon Trail ended, and a new civilization
	ondix.com /add/college_essays_sampl24085.html (1533 words)

	BlueOregon: Save Willamette Falls Locks
		The Willamette Falls Locks are the gateway to the Willamette River above the falls.
		Besides the spectacular falls, there are the unusual attractions of a profitable paper mill, a historic hydropower generation facility, and the 132-year-old lock system.
		--SC-- Willamette Falls Heritage Foundation--an all-volunteer non-profit that believes that a full understanding of history and making it accessible to future generations are essential elements in a civilized culture (as are a quality public education, clear air and water, and higher levels of civil discourse and community than we are witnessing today.
	www.blueoregon.com /2005/05/save_willamette.html (2439 words)

	Willamette 3Q falls, but better than expectations - Oct. 10, 2001
		Willamette 3Q falls, but better than expectations - Oct. 10, 2001
		Willamette's sales for the third quarter were $1.1 billion, compared with $1.2 billion a year ago.
		Because more than 60 percent of Willamette's corrugated products business is in food, beverage and consumer staples, Willamette said it might weather the slowdown better than it expected.
	money.cnn.com /2001/10/10/companies/willamette (287 words)

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		This represents the cumulative harvest objectives from the plans for the Willamette tributaries and mainstem.
		Fall chinook may interbreed with and compete with spring chinook.
		Utilization Objective Determine the contribution of experimental releases of pre-smolts above Willamette Falls to offshore and Columbia River fisheries.
	www.streamnet.org /subbasin/Willametsum.doc (805 words)

	HISTORIC CONTEXT STATEMENT
		High rail freight costs, however, resulted in the construction of the Willamette Locks to improve river transport by the Willamette Falls Company in 1873.
		The Willamette Falls Pulp and Paper Company was organized in 1889 and the Crown Mill in 1890.
		Bowen, William A., The Willamette Valley, Migration and Settlement on the Oregon Frontier.
	www.orcity.org /community-develop/planning/historical_context.htm (2765 words)

	Oregon City
		Situated between the spectacular Willamette Falls and the Clackamas River, the 2000 census puts the population of this historic little city at 25,754.
		Established in 1829, and incorporated in 1844, Oregon City became the capitol of the Oregon Territory in 1849 and the chosen destination for early pioneers of the Oregon Trail.
		The Willamette Falls became the early powerhouse for a variety of mills in the Oregon Territory.
	www.oregoncity.com (501 words)

	(GC31A9) WILLAMETTE FALLS - Oregon History Lesson # 08 by Navdog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Built in the early 1870's by the Peoples Transportation Company to help move river traffic around the falls, the locks helped transform the development of Oregon's pioneer society and improved river transportation in the Willamette Valley.
		Water flowing over the falls furnished the power for a lumber mill which began operation in 1842, a flour mill in 1844, a woolen mill in 1864, and the first paper mill in the Pacific Northwest in 1867.
		The first long distance electric power transmission in the United States was from the falls in 1889.
	www.geocaching.com /seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=12713 (504 words)

	Willamette Falls to NAU as Hosts Hit 70% From the Field
		Willamette Falls to NAU as Hosts Hit 70% From the Field
		Harold Sublett Jr, playing for the first time in three games and in front of a home-town crowd, scored ten points with three assists for Willamette.
		Willamette has only one more game before the New Year, traveling to Warner Pacific on Dec. 20.
	www.willamette.edu /athletics/news/2004/12/11/mensbasketball.htm (267 words)

	Preservation Online: Today's News Archives: Last Day for Oregon Locks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Willamette Falls Locks were the first multi-lift navigation locks in the country.
		The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which has owned the Willamette Falls Locks since 1915, is shifting the locks to "caretaker status" on Oct. 1 because it can't afford to keep up the complex.
		A two-year-old nonprofit called the Willamette Falls Heritage Foundation sponsored an event to draw attention to the locks' plight; 1,300 people attended the Lock Fest on May 15.
	www.nationaltrust.org /Magazine/archives/arc_news/093004.htm (551 words)

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