Whitewater River (Oregon)

Whitewater River
Location of the mouth of Whitewater River in Oregon
Location
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Jefferson
Physical characteristics
Source	Mount Jefferson
• location	Whitewater Glacier, Warm Springs Indian Reservation
• coordinates	44°40′56″N 121°47′05″W[1]
• elevation	7,847 ft (2,392 m)[2]
Mouth	Metolius River
• coordinates	44°40′10″N 121°32′45″W[1]
• elevation	2,218 ft (676 m)[1]
Discharge
• location	7.5 miles (12.1 km) from the mouth[3]
• average	84.2 cu ft/s (2.38 m^3/s)[4]
• minimum	28 cu ft/s (0.79 m^3/s)
• maximum	2,320 cu ft/s (66 m^3/s)

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.[5] The river descends from 7,847 feet (2,392 m) at the source to 2,218 feet (676 m) at the mouth.[2][1] The stream lies entirely within the Warm Springs Indian Reservation.[5]

See also

• List of rivers of Oregon

References

1. "Whitewater River". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
2. Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
3. "Water-Data Report 2009: 14090400 Whitewater River Near Camp Sherman, OR" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
4. "Water-Data Report 2009: 14090400 Whitewater River Near Camp Sherman, OR" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
5. Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. pp. 36–37. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.