Whitewater River (Oregon)

Whitewater River
Country United States
State Oregon
County Jefferson
Source Mount Jefferson
 - location Whitewater Glacier, Warm Springs Indian Reservation
 - elevation 7,847 ft (2,392 m) [1]
 - coordinates 44°40′56″N 121°47′05″W / 44.68222°N 121.78472°W [2]
Mouth Metolius River
 - elevation 2,218 ft (676 m) [2]
 - coordinates 44°40′10″N 121°32′45″W / 44.66944°N 121.54583°WCoordinates: 44°40′10″N 121°32′45″W / 44.66944°N 121.54583°W [2]
Discharge for 7.5 miles (12.1 km) from the mouth
 - average 84.2 cu ft/s (2 m3/s) [3]
 - max 2,320 cu ft/s (66 m3/s)
 - min 28 cu ft/s (1 m3/s)
Location of the mouth of Whitewater River in Oregon

The Whitewater River is a tributary of the Metolius River in the U.S. state of Oregon. It flows generally east from Whitewater Glacier on Mount Jefferson, west-southwest of Warm Springs in Jefferson County.[4] The river descends from 7,847 feet (2,392 m) at the source to 2,218 feet (676 m) at the mouth.[1][2] The stream lies entirely within the Warm Springs Indian Reservation.[4]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Whitewater River". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  3. "Water-Data Report 2009: 14090400 Whitewater River Near Camp Sherman, OR" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. pp. 3637. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.