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Willamette

ˌwɪləˈmɛt
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Interesting fact
The Willamette River in Oregon is the only river on earth that flows it's entire distance north.
  1. (n) Willamette
    a river in western Oregon that flows north into the Columbia River near Portland
Usage in the news

Adelsheim is a working dream in Willamette Valley. baltimoresun.com

David and Ginny Adelsheim were inspired to establish a vineyard in the Willamette Valley of Oregon after a trip to Europe in 1971. baltimoresun.com

"When I was 12, my grandmother got me hooked on treasure hunting in antique shops and garage sales," says Eugene native Jane Donahue, owner of Merry Jane Clothiers at 1670 Willamette. eugeneweekly.com

The Willamette River Water Trail Paddling Oregon greenways, farms and cities by Travis Williams. seakayakermag.com

510 E Willamette Ave, Colorado Springs Downtown CO. National Organization of the Mentally Ill (NAMI) Colorado Springs. csindy.com

Portland mayoral candidate Jefferson Smith was cited in 1993 on an accusation of misdemeanor assault involving a woman, Willamette Week reported on its website Monday. oregonlive.com

Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland, Oregon, with a metropolitan population of roughly two million, is a city of discreet charms. kold.com

Alvord Desert, Willamette National Forest: The West -€ An Appreciation of Place (photo essay). oregonlive.com

Public should avoid contact with Willamette River after Portland sewer system overflow , city says. oregonlive.com

Kalamazoo College men's basketball coach Rob Passage leaving Hornets for job at Willamette. mlive.com

Wineries, Hotels and Restaurants in Oregon's Willamette Valley. foodandwine.com

The best of the new Willamette Valley. foodandwine.com

Guide to Oregon's Willamette Valley. travelandleisure.com

Five Willamette Valley Wines to Seek Out. travelandleisure.com

Willamette Queen's fate uncertain. oregonbusiness.com

Usage in literature

The largest of these are the Willamette, Umpqua, and Rogue River Valleys. "Steep Trails" by John Muir

My garden at the Willamette might languish if it liked, and my little cabin might stand in uncut wheat. "54-40 or Fight" by Emerson Hough

Jason Lee, the pioneer of the Willamette Valley. "The Log School-House on the Columbia" by Hezekiah Butterworth

Hawley, J. H. Willamette (Ore.). "The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV" by Various

He died at Oregon City on the Willamette in 1857. "Pioneers of the Pacific Coast" by Agnes C. Laut

A broad valley, rich, prosperous, and beautiful to look upon, is the Willamette, and a valley of many moods. "In the Oregon Country" by George Palmer Putnam

This was the case at the Willamette river, Portland, Oregon, where a length of 2000 ft. was required. "Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3" by Various

Section 33, then, is the section thus numbered in township 10, south of range 7, west of the Willamette meridian. "Two Years in Oregon" by Wallis Nash

In due time we arrived in the Willamette Valley. "Memoirs of Orange Jacobs" by Orange Jacobs

This Willamette-Cowlitz depression is surrounded by densely forested hills and the snow-capped summits of ancient volcanoes. "North America" by Israel C. Russell