Klickitat River
River in Washington, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Klickitat River is a tributary of the Columbia River, nearly 96 miles (154 km) long, 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 (16 km) 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.[6]
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Klickitat River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Klickitat County, Yakima County |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Cascade Range, Yakima County, Washington |
• coordinates | 46°29′13″N 121°25′16″W[1] |
• elevation | 6,440 ft (1,960 m)[2] |
Mouth | Columbia River |
• location | Lyle, Washington |
• coordinates | 45°41′47″N 121°17′29″W[1] |
• elevation | 80 ft (24 m)[3] |
Length | 95.8 mi (154.2 km) |
Basin size | 1,350 sq mi (3,500 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Lyle, at mouth[5] |
• average | 1,572 cu ft/s (44.5 m3/s)[5] |
• minimum | 412 cu ft/s (11.7 m3/s) |
• maximum | 51,000 cu ft/s (1,400 m3/s) |
Type | Recreational |
Designated | November 17, 1986 |
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