Klickitat River

Klickitat River
River
300px The Klickitat River outside Lyle, Washington
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Klickitat County, Yakima County
Source
- location	Cascade Range, Yakima County, Washington
- elevation	5,227 ft (1,593 m)
- coordinates
Mouth	Columbia River
- location	Lyle, Washington
- elevation	80 ft (24 m)
- coordinates
Length	75 mi (121 km)
Basin	1,350 sq mi (3,496 km2)
Discharge	for Lyle, at mouth
- average	1,572 cu ft/s (45 m3/s)
- max	40,000 cu ft/s (1,133 m3/s)
- min	360 cu ft/s (10 m3/s)
Mouth of the Klickitat River in Washington

The Klickitat River is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately 75 miles (121 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.

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 miles (16 km) north-northwest of The Dalles, Oregon. State Route 142 follows the lower 15 miles (24 km) of the river. The river is bridged by State Route 14 at its mouth.

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 (48 km).

See also

• List of Washington rivers
• Tributaries of the Columbia River
• List of National Wild and Scenic Rivers

External links

• Wild and Scenic Klickitat River - National Wild and Scenic Rivers System