Willamette
[ wi-lam-it ]
noun
a river flowing N through NW Oregon into the Columbia River at Portland. About 290 miles (465 km) long.
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How to use Willamette in a sentence
Ships come up the Willamette river within a few miles of Oregon city.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XXX | Joel PalmerThe Willamette river rises in latitude 42 and runs north and empties itself into the Columbia river 85 miles above its mouth.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XXX | Joel PalmerSituated on the Willamette River, six miles from its confluence with the mighty Columbia.
In to the Yukon | William Seymour EdwardsShe is 160 feet in length, and is to run on the Willamette River.
The Yamkally is spoken at the sources of the Willamette River.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 3 | Hubert Howe Bancroft
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