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  1. Willamette River
    a river in western Oregon that flows north into the Columbia River near Portland
    The Willamette River and its branches flow north to
    the Columbia River.
  2. Willamette
    a river in western Oregon that flows north into the Columbia River near Portland
    They are: (1) the Coast Range, (2) the
    Willamette Lowland, (3) the Cascade Mountains, (4) the Klamath Mountains, (5) the Columbia
    Plateau, and (6) the Basin and Range Region.
  3. Oregon
    a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
    Oregon has six main land regions.
  4. Klamath
    a river flowing southwest from Oregon through northern California to the Pacific Ocean
    They are: (1) the Coast Range, (2) the
    Willamette Lowland, (3) the Cascade Mountains, (4) the Klamath Mountains, (5) the Columbia
    Plateau, and (6) the Basin and Range Region.
  5. cascade
    a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
    They are: (1) the Coast Range, (2) the
    Willamette Lowland, (3) the Cascade Mountains, (4) the Klamath Mountains, (5) the Columbia
    Plateau, and (6) the Basin and Range Region.
  6. Columbia River
    a North American river
    The Willamette River and its branches flow north to
    the Columbia River.
  7. Snake River
    a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition
    The
    Snake River has carved the famous Hells Canyon on the Oregon-Idaho border.
  8. waterfall
    a place where a river or stream flows down
    Rivers, waterfalls, and lakes.
  9. Pacific Ocean
    the largest ocean in the world
    The Coast Range region borders the Pacific Ocean from Washington's Chehalis Valley on the
    north to the Klamath Mountains of Oregon on the south.
  10. Columbia
    a North American river
    They are: (1) the Coast Range, (2) the
    Willamette Lowland, (3) the Cascade Mountains, (4) the Klamath Mountains, (5) the Columbia
    Plateau, and (6) the Basin and Range Region.
  11. lake
    a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
    Several valleys in the region, such as Triangle Lake Valley, are beds of ancient lakes.
  12. river
    a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
    The Willamette River and its branches flow north to
    the Columbia River.
  13. ocean
    a large body of water that is part of the hydrosphere
    The Coast Range region borders the Pacific Ocean from Washington's Chehalis Valley on the
    north to the Klamath Mountains of Oregon on the south.
  14. Pacific
    relating to or bordering the Pacific Ocean
    The Coast Range region borders the Pacific Ocean from Washington's Chehalis Valley on the
    north to the Klamath Mountains of Oregon on the south.
  15. state
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
    Over half
    the state's people live in the region.
  16. stream
    a natural body of water flowing on or under the earth
    Many
    small coastal lakes were formed when the mouths of streams sank and sand dunes dammed
    their waters.
  17. sea
    a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
    Along much of the coast, the land rises from the sea in sheer cliffs, some of
    them nearly 1,000 feet (300 meters) high.
Created on Wed Oct 20 19:09:14 EDT 2010

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