威拉米特河

威拉米特河（Willamette River），源出美國喀斯喀特山脈，由Coast河（Coast）和Middle河（Middle）等河匯合而成，流經俄勒岡州西南部。在波特蘭（Portland）西北注入哥倫比亞河。長約480公里，沿河是農牧業地區。威拉米特河長期飽受污染物質侵擾。

威拉米特河 Willamette River
威拉米特河流經波特蘭，攝於1988年
威拉米特河流域圖
詞源	From a Clackamas Native American village name
國家	美國
州	俄勒岡州
流域
源頭	起源於俄勒岡海岸山脈與喀斯喀特山脈的Middle Fork Willamette River與Coast Fork Willamette River匯合
• 位置	俄勒岡州雷恩縣尤金附近
• 座標	44°01′23″N 123°01′25″W
• 海拔	438英尺（134米）
河口	哥倫比亞河
• 位置	俄勒岡州姆爾特諾默縣波特蘭
• 座標	45°39′10″N 122°45′53″W
• 海拔	10英尺（3.0米）
流域面積	11,478 sq mi（29,730 km2）
城市	尤金、科瓦利斯、奧爾巴尼、塞勒姆、Newberg, OR、Wilsonville, OR、波特蘭
本貌
長度	187 mi（301 km）
流量
• 地點	Morrison Bridge, Portland, 12.8英里（20.6公里） from mouth
• 平均流量	33,010 cu ft/s（935 m3/s）
• 最小流量	4,200 cu ft/s（120 m3/s）
• 最大流量	420,000 cu ft/s（12,000 m3/s）
特徵
左岸支流	Coast Fork Willamette River、Long Tom River、Marys River、Luckiamute River、Yamhill River、Tualatin River
右岸支流	Middle Fork Willamette River、McKenzie River、Calapooia River、Santiam River、Molalla River、克拉克默斯河

威拉米特河流經波特蘭

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外部連結

• City of Portland River Renaissance Strategy （頁面存檔備份，存於互聯網檔案館）
• Guiding the Willamette [web archive], Think Out Loud radio program on Oregon Public Broadcasting, April 1, 2009
• Portland Harbor DEQ cleanup – Oregon State Department of Environmental Quality
• Willamette Riverkeeper （頁面存檔備份，存於互聯網檔案館） – Non-profit environmental organization