Celilo Falls

Submerged waterfall on the Columbia River in Oregon and Washington. Largest waterfall by flow rate in North America until 1957.
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Celilo Falls
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Celilo Falls

Summary

Celilo Falls is a waterfall[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of waterfall entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (784 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Celilo Falls is located in Oregon[3].
  • Celilo Falls is in the country of United States[4].
  • Celilo Falls's instance of is recorded as fishing area[5].
  • Celilo Falls is part of Columbia River[6].
  • Celilo Falls's Commons category is recorded as Celilo Falls[7].
  • Celilo Falls ended on 1957[8].
  • Celilo Falls's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 45.649447222222, 'longitude': -120.977925}[9].
  • Celilo Falls's facet of is recorded as Columbia River[10].
  • Celilo Falls's drainage basin is recorded as Columbia Basin[11].

Body

Geography

Celilo Falls is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Oregon[3]. It is part of Columbia River[6].

Designation and Status

Celilo Falls's instance of is recorded as fishing area[5].

Why It Matters

Celilo Falls ranks in the top 2% of waterfall entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (784 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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  1. 4w ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Part of → —
    End time → +1957-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → waterfall, fishing area
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11693]]: 339263504, Adding OSM node id claim from wikidata tag on node/339263504 in United States"
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