Klickitat River
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| Klickitat River | |
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 The Klickitat River ouside Lyle, Washington
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| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| Length | 75 mi (121 km) |
| Discharge at | mouth |
| - average | 1,572 cu ft/s (45 m³/s) [1] |
| - maximum | 40,000 cu ft/s (1,133 m³/s) |
| - minimum | 360 cu ft/s (10 m³/s) |
| Source | Cascade Range |
| - location | Yakima County, Washington |
| Mouth | Columbia River |
| - location | Lyle, Klickitat County, Washington |
| Major tributaries | |
| - left | Little Klickitat River |
The Klickitat River is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately 75 mi (120 km), in south-central Washington in the United States. It drains a rugged plateau area on the eastern side of the Cascade Range northeast of Portland, Oregon. In 1986, 10 miles of the river were designated Wild and Scenic from the confluence with Wheeler Creek, near the town of Pitt, to the confluence with the Columbia River.[2]
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[edit] Course
The Klickitat River rises in the high Cascades near Tieton Peak, in northwestern Yakima County, in a remote corner of the Yakama Indian Reservation. It flows southeast, then generally south across the Lincoln Plateau. It enters northern Klickitat County, and meanders south through steep canyons. It enters the Columbia from the north at Lyle, approximately 10 mi (16 km) north-northwest of The Dalles, Oregon. State Route 142 follows the lower 15 mi (24 km) of the river. The river is bridged by State Route 14 at its mouth.
[edit] Recreation
The Klickitat Trail follows the river on an abandoned railroad grade from near Goldendale, Washington to the Columbia River just west of The Dalles, Oregon, nearly 30 miles.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://pubs.usgs.gov/wdr/2005/wdr-wa-05-1/ Water Resources Data-Washington Water Year 2005
- ^ Wild and Scenic Klickitat River - National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
[edit] External links
- Wild and Scenic Klickitat River - National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
