Celilo Falls
Celilo Falls was a tribal fishing area on the Columbia River, just east of the Cascade Mountains, on what is today the border between the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington.
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Wikimedia, Public domain.- Cliff
- …is also known as “Horseshoe Falls”
- Description: Submerged waterfall on the Columbia River in Oregon and Washington. Largest waterfall by flow rate in North America until 1957.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Oregon Trunk Rail Bridge and Wishram station.
Oregon Trunk Rail Bridge
The Oregon Trunk Rail Bridge or Celilo Bridge… Oregon Trunk Rail Bridge is situated 1,200 feet west of Celilo Falls.
Wishram station
Wishram is a train station in Wishram, Washington, served by Amtrak's Empire Builder line. Wishram station is situated 4,100 feet northeast of Celilo Falls.
Fairbanks
Dwelling
Fairbanks is an unincorporated community in Wasco County, Oregon, United States. Fairbanks is situated 2 miles southwest of Celilo Falls.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Celilo Village and Wishram.
Celilo Falls
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Latitude
45.64924° or 45° 38′ 57″ north
Longitude
-120.9772° or 120° 58′ 38″ west
Open location code
84QXJ2XF+M4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Celilo Falls” goes by many names.
شلالات سيليلوArabic
ՍելիլոArmenian
Սելիլո (ջրվեժ)Armenian
切利洛瀑布Chinese
セライロ滝Japanese
セリロ滝Japanese
СелилоKazakh
Селило (сарқырама)Kazakh
ابشار سلیلوPersian
Celilo FallsPolish
Wodospad CeliloPolish
Celilo FallsRomanian
СелилоRussian
Селило (водопад)Russian
КелілоUkrainian
СелілоUkrainian
Celilo FallsWestern Frisian
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wishram Fire Department Station #11 and Celilo Park.
Nearby Places
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