Wind River (Washington)

For other places with the same name, see Wind River.

Wind River
Rafting the Wind River
Location of the mouth of the Wind River in Washington
Location
Country	United States
State	Washington
Physical characteristics
Source	Cascade Range
• location	McLellan Meadows, Gifford Pinchot National Forest
• coordinates	46°00′11″N 121°53′48″W[1]
• elevation	2,987 ft (910 m)[2]
Mouth	Columbia River
• location	Carson
• coordinates	45°42′47″N 121°47′37″W[1]
• elevation	79 ft (24 m)[1]
Length	30 mi (48 km)[3]
Basin size	224 sq mi (580 km^2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Near Carson, WA
• average	1,209 cuft\s [5]

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.[1]

When Lewis and Clark passed by the river in October 29, 1805, they called it the ‘New Timbered River’ after the Oregon Ash trees in the area.[6]

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

• List of rivers of Washington (state)
• List of tributaries of the Columbia River

References

1. "Wind River". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey. September 10, 1979. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
2. Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
3. United States Geological Survey. "United States Topographic Map". TopoQuest. Retrieved January 29, 2013. River miles are marked and numbered on the relevant map quadrangles through river mile 29 (river kilometer 47).
4. Lower Columbia Fish Recovery Board (December 15, 2004). "Lower Columbia Salmon Recovery and Fish and Wildlife Subbasin Plan, Volume II, Chapter J, Wind" (PDF). Northwest Power Conservation Council. p. 10. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
5. "USGS Surface Water data for Washington: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".
6. Clark, Lewis (October 30, 1805). "Lewis's Journal". Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)