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The Columbia River is a river situated in British Columbia
and the Pacific Northwest of the United States. It is the
largest river in volume flowing into the Pacific Ocean from
the Western Hemisphere, and is the fourth largest by volume
in North America behind the Mississippi, the St Lawrence,
and the Mackenzie rivers. In rare years, the river's flow
may actually exceed that of the Mississippi. The mean total
flow is 262,000 ft3/s (7400 m3/s). It is the largest
hydroelectric power producing river in North America. From
its headwaters to the Pacific Ocean it flows 1,232 miles
(2,044 km), and drains 258,000 square miles (415,211 kmē).
Because of it large water volume, it has the nickname 'the
Mighty Columbia.'
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