Wind River (Washington)
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Rafting the Wind River
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Washington |
| Source | Cascade Range |
| - location | McLellan Meadows, Gifford Pinchot National Forest |
| - elevation | 2,987 ft (910 m) [1] |
| - coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [2] |
| Mouth | Columbia River |
| - location | Carson |
| - elevation | 79 ft (24 m) [2] |
| - coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [2] |
| Length | 30 mi (48 km) [3] |
| Basin | 224 sq mi (580 km2) [4] |
  Location of the mouth of the Wind River in Washington
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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.[2]
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
- ↑ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. River miles are marked and numbered on the relevant map quadrangles through river mile 29 (river kilometer 47).
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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