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Priest Rapids was a narrow, fast-flowing stretch of the Columbia River, located in the central region of the U.S. state of Washington. It was flooded by the construction of the Priest Rapids Dam in the 1950s. Before the dam's construction, the river dropped 20 feet (6 m) over a short distance. In total Priest Rapids consisted of seven separate cataracts along a 9-mile (14 km) stretch, over which the river dropped 72 feet (22 m) altogether.

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  • Die Priest Rapids waren ein enger, schnell fließender Abschnitt des Columbia River im zentralen Teil des US-Bundesstaates Washington. In den 1950er Jahren wurden sie durch den Bau des Priest Rapids Dam überflutet. (de)
  • Priest Rapids was a narrow, fast-flowing stretch of the Columbia River, located in the central region of the U.S. state of Washington. It was flooded by the construction of the Priest Rapids Dam in the 1950s. Before the dam's construction, the river dropped 20 feet (6 m) over a short distance. In total Priest Rapids consisted of seven separate cataracts along a 9-mile (14 km) stretch, over which the river dropped 72 feet (22 m) altogether. It was given the name Priest Rapids by Alexander Ross of the Pacific Fur Company in 1811, for a native shaman. Ross wrote of his visit to the "strong and rocky rapid" where he met a man "called Haquilaugh, which signifies … priest." Haquilaugh was an influential Wanapum leader, for whom Ross gave the rapids its English name. At Priest Rapids the Columbia River narrowed and flowed quickly, making it an ideal salmon fishing site. There were several rapids and fishing sites, and a dozen or so Wanapum villages along the west bank of the Columbia River at Priest Rapids. Priest Rapids Dam, built in the 1950s, submerged Priest Rapids, taking advantage of the river's drop for hydroelectric power production. Thus today there are no rapids at Priest Rapids. (en)
  • Les rapides de Priest (en anglais : Priest Rapids) étaient une zone de rapides sur le cours du fleuve Columbia au nord-ouest des États-Unis dans l'État de Washington. Le fleuve descendait alors un dénivelé d'environ six mètres sur une courte distance. Ces rapides disparurent dans les années 1950 à la suite de la création du barrage des rapides de Priest. * Portail des lacs et cours d'eau * Portail de l’État de Washington (fr)
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  • Die Priest Rapids waren ein enger, schnell fließender Abschnitt des Columbia River im zentralen Teil des US-Bundesstaates Washington. In den 1950er Jahren wurden sie durch den Bau des Priest Rapids Dam überflutet. (de)
  • Les rapides de Priest (en anglais : Priest Rapids) étaient une zone de rapides sur le cours du fleuve Columbia au nord-ouest des États-Unis dans l'État de Washington. Le fleuve descendait alors un dénivelé d'environ six mètres sur une courte distance. Ces rapides disparurent dans les années 1950 à la suite de la création du barrage des rapides de Priest. * Portail des lacs et cours d'eau * Portail de l’État de Washington (fr)
  • Priest Rapids was a narrow, fast-flowing stretch of the Columbia River, located in the central region of the U.S. state of Washington. It was flooded by the construction of the Priest Rapids Dam in the 1950s. Before the dam's construction, the river dropped 20 feet (6 m) over a short distance. In total Priest Rapids consisted of seven separate cataracts along a 9-mile (14 km) stretch, over which the river dropped 72 feet (22 m) altogether. (en)
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  • Priest Rapids (de)
  • Rapides de Priest (fr)
  • Priest Rapids (en)
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