Fleuve Columbia
| Language of origin | French language |
| Feature Type: | River - Watercourse of variable size, which has tributaries and flows into a body of water or a larger watercourse. |
| Status: | Official |
| Other Names: | Columbia RiverOfficial |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows NW then S through Revelstoke, Castlegar & Trail, across the BC-Washington boundary thence W into Pacific Ocean, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°59'59"N, 117°37'56"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82F/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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"Columbia River" and the approved French form, "Fleuve Columbia", identified as names of pan-Canadian significance per Treasury Board Circular 1983-58, 23 November 1983. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |