Coweeman River

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Coweeman River
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Location of the mouth of Coweeman River in Washington
Location
CountryUnited States
State Washington
County Cowlitz
Physical characteristics
SourceCoweeman Lake
 - coordinates 46°08′27″N122°27′17″W / 46.14083°N 122.45472°W / 46.14083; -122.45472 [1]
 - elevation3,965 ft (1,209 m) [2]
Mouth Columbia River
 - location
near Kelso
 - coordinates
 46°06′26″N122°53′22″W / 46.10722°N 122.88944°W / 46.10722; -122.88944 Coordinates: 46°06′26″N122°53′22″W / 46.10722°N 122.88944°W / 46.10722; -122.88944 [1]
 - elevation
23 ft (7.0 m) [1]
Length36.3 mi (58.4 km) [3]
Basin size200 sq mi (520 km2) [4]

The Coweeman River is a tributary of the Cowlitz River, in the South West corner of the U.S. state of Washington. Its name comes from the Cowlitz word ko-wee-na, meaning "short one", referring to a short Indian who once lived along the river. [1]

Tributary stream or river that flows into a main stem river or lake

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Cowlitz River river in the United States of America

The Cowlitz River is a river in the state of Washington in the United States, a tributary of the Columbia River. Its tributaries drain a large region including the slopes of Mount Rainier, Mount Adams, and Mount St. Helens.

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Course

The Coweeman River originates in Coweeman Lake and flows west for 36 miles (58 km) to join the Cowlitz River near the confluence of the Cowlitz and Columbia River at Kelso. [3] Just below the mouth of its first named tributary, Butler Creek, the river drops over Washboard Falls. [3]

Columbia River River in the Pacific Northwest of the United States

The Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It flows northwest and then south into the US state of Washington, then turns west to form most of the border between Washington and the state of Oregon before emptying into the Pacific Ocean. The river is 1,243 miles (2,000 km) long, and its largest tributary is the Snake River. Its drainage basin is roughly the size of France and extends into seven US states and a Canadian province. The fourth-largest river in the United States by volume, the Columbia has the greatest flow of any North American river entering the Pacific.

Kelso, Washington City in Washington, United States

Kelso is a city in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Washington and is the county seat of Cowlitz County. At the 2010 census, the population was 11,925. Kelso is part of the Longview, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 102,410. Kelso shares its long western border with Longview. It is near Mount St. Helens.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Coweeman River". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey. September 10, 1979. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  2. ↑ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  3. 1 2 3 United States Geological Survey. "United States Topographic Map". TopoQuest. Retrieved January 26, 2013. River miles are marked and numbered on the relevant map quadrangles.
  4. ↑ "Lower Columbia Salmon and Steelhead Recovery and Subbasin Plan: 9 Cowlitz Subbasin, Coweeman" (PDF). Northwest Power and Conservation Council. 2004. Retrieved January 26, 2013.


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