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[[File:East shoreline just South of Steel Bridge.jpg|thumb|The Willamette looking southwest from the north end of the [[Eastbank Esplanade]]]]
The Willamette River is a tributary of the [[Columbia River]] and runs north through Portland. It is the north-south axis of Portlands [[Five Quadrants]], separating the Eastside from the Westside.

In the early decades of Portland's history, the river was also referred to as the Wallamet or the Wallamette.

==Pollution==
On May 18, 2010, sewage was discharged into the river, prompting government officials to warn citizens. <ref>http://www.katu.com/news/local/94140589.html</ref>

In around May or June, someone urinated in a local reservoir. About maybe 8 million gallons were drained from the reservoir. Should the river be drained and then refilled so as to clean it? You be the judge! You can discuss it at [[proposals]].

==Bridges crossing the Willamette River==
* [[Broadway Bridge]]
* [[Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge]]
* [[Burnside Bridge]]
* [[Fremont Bridge]]
* [[Hawthorne Bridge]]
* [[Marquam Bridge]]
* [[Morrison Bridge]]
* [[Ross Island Bridge]]
* [[St. Johns Bridge]]
* [[Sellwood Bridge]]
* [[Steel Bridge]]

==References==
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[[Category:Rivers]]