Clackamas River

Flyfishing and Guide Schools of Oregon

Your gateway to the Columbia River Gorge,
Mt. Hood Territory and the Portland Metro Area

River Information
The Columbia River Gorge is a spectacular river canyon cutting the only sea-level route through the Cascade Mountain Range. The Gorge is 80 miles long and up to 4,000 feet deep, with the north canyon walls in Washington State and the south canyon walls in Oregon State. The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area is located east of Portland along both sides of the Columbia River.

When Lewis and Clark explored the region in the early 19th century, huge numbers of salmon returned to spawn every year. "The multitudes of this fish are almost inconceivable," Clark wrote in the autumn of 1805. At that time, the Columbia and its tributaries provided 12,935 miles of pristine river habitat.

Columbia River Gorge & Deschutes River

Dalles, Maupin, Madras, Bend,
Warm Springs

The Columbia River pours more water into the Pacific Ocean than any other river in North or South America. In its 1,270 mile course to the Pacific Ocean, the Columbia flows through four mountain ranges -- the Rockies, Selkirks, Cascades, and coastal mountains -- and drains 258,000 square miles. The mainstem of the Columbia rises in Columbia Lake on the west slope of the Rocky Mountain Range in Canada.

Real Time Information
from the USGS.