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Description: Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area nnThe park covers about 2000 acres, making it the 2nd largest urban freshwater wetlands in the nation. Nestled between the Columbia Slough and the Columbia River in North Portland, the lakes historically fall within the normal floodplain of the Columbia River. Development of the area for port terminals, warehouses, and commercial areas led to the creation of levees to prevent flooding and to control the path of the Columbia, this changed the hydrology of the