Cle Elum River
| Cle Elum River | |
|---|---|
Cle Elum River north of Cle Elum Lake | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| Region | Kittitas County |
| City | Cle Elum |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Cascade Range |
| • coordinates | 47°35′19″N 121°10′1″W / 47.58861°N 121.16694°W |
| • elevation | 6,115 ft (1,864 m) |
| Mouth | Yakima River |
• coordinates | 47°10′37″N 120°59′49″W / 47.17694°N 120.99694°W |
• elevation | 1,990 ft (610 m) |
| Length | 28 mi (45 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Roslyn, Washington |
| • average | 945 cuft/s |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Waptus River, Cooper River |
The Cle Elum River is a tributary of the Yakima River, approximately 28 miles (45 km) long in the U.S. state of Washington. A Northern Pacific Railway station at the future site of the city of Cle Elum, Washington was named Clealum after the Kittitas name Tie-el-Lum, meaning "swift water", referring to the Cle Elum River. In 1908, Clealum was altered to Cle Elum. This spelling came to be used for the river as well. Some maps in the 1850s also have the river labeled as Samahma River.