Wind River (Washington)
| Wind River | |
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Rafting the Wind River | |
Location of the mouth of the Wind River in Washington Wind River (Washington) (the United States) | |
| 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 / 46.00306°N 121.89667°W |
| • elevation | 2,987 ft (910 m) |
| Mouth | Columbia River |
• location | Carson |
• coordinates | 45°42′47″N 121°47′37″W / 45.71306°N 121.79361°W |
• elevation | 79 ft (24 m) |
| Length | 30 mi (48 km) |
| Basin size | 224 sq mi (580 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Near Carson, WA |
| • average | 1,209 cuft\s |
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. Crusattes River is an old variant name.
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.