Wind River (Washington)
| Wind River | |
|---|---|
 Rafting the Wind River | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Cascade Range |
| • location | McLellan Meadows, Gifford Pinchot National Forest |
| • coordinates | 46°00′11″N 121°53′48″W / 46.00306°N 121.89667°W / 46.00306; -121.89667[1] |
| • elevation | 2,987 ft (910 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Columbia River |
• location | Carson |
• coordinates | 45°42′47″N 121°47′37″W / 45.71306°N 121.79361°W / 45.71306; -121.79361[1] |
• elevation | 79 ft (24 m)[1] |
| Length | 30 mi (48 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 224 sq mi (580 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Near Carson, WA |
| • average | 1,209 cuft\s [5] |
The Wind River is a tributary of the Columbia River, in the U.S. state of Washington. Its entire course of 30 miles (48 km) lies within Skamania County.[3] Crusattes River is an old variant name.[1]
When Lewis and Clark passed by the river in October 29, 1805, they called it the ‘New Timbered River’ after the Oregon Ash trees in the area.[6]
Course
The Wind River originates in the Cascade Range, south of Mount Adams and Mount St. Helens. It flows generally south through Gifford Pinchot National Forest, joining the Columbia River near Carson, in the Columbia River Gorge.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Wind River". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey. September 10, 1979. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
- ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
- ^ a b c United States Geological Survey. "United States Topographic Map". TopoQuest. Retrieved January 29, 2013. River miles are marked and numbered on the relevant map quadrangles through river mile 29 (river kilometer 47).
- ^ Lower Columbia Fish Recovery Board (December 15, 2004). "Lower Columbia Salmon Recovery and Fish and Wildlife Subbasin Plan, Volume II, Chapter J, Wind" (PDF). Northwest Power Conservation Council. p. 10. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
- ^ "USGS Surface Water data for Washington: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".
- ^ Clark, Lewis (October 30, 1805). "Lewis's Journal".
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