Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Columbia River

Columbia River is a stream in Clatsop County, Washington, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1140014. It sits at 0.4 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

Everything below is the federal record for this place, with each value's source named.

NameColumbia River
GNIS feature ID1140014
Kind of placeStream
StateWashington
CountyClatsop
Latitude46.24427
Longitude-124.05793
USGS topographic mapClatsop Spit
First recorded11/28/1980
Elevationcalculated0.4 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated1 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

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Questions

Where is Columbia River?

In Clatsop County, Washington, at 46.24427, -124.05793. The USGS records it on the Clatsop Spit topographic map.

How high is Columbia River?

0.4 metres (1 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is Columbia River?

The U.S. Geological Survey classifies it as a stream in the Geographic Names Information System.

Where does this information come from?

The Geographic Names Information System, published by the U.S. Geological Survey, with elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Both are works of the United States government and are not subject to copyright in the United States.

Method and sources

The name, class, county and coordinates come from the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System, the federal register of place names. Elevation is read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate. Values shown as calculated are arithmetic over those fields and are not separate measurements. Nothing on this page describes what the place is like to visit: no one writing it has been there, and the federal record does not say.

  • USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Domestic Names, 2026
  • USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service