Mad River (Washington)

Mad River
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Location
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Chelan
Physical characteristics
Source	Cascade Range
• coordinates	47°56′30″N120°38′52″W / 47.94167°N 120.64778°W / 47.94167; -120.64778 [1]
Mouth	Entiat River
• coordinates	47°44′9″N120°21′48″W / 47.73583°N 120.36333°W / 47.73583; -120.36333 [1]
Basin size	92.4 sq mi (239 km2) [2]
Discharge
• location	river mile 0.4 at Ardenvoir [2]
• average	76.7 cu ft/s (2.17 m3/s) [2]
• minimum	9.0 cu ft/s (0.25 m3/s)
• maximum	659 cu ft/s (18.7 m3/s)

The Mad River is a river in the U.S. state of Washington. It rises in the Cascade Mountains and flows southeast to join the Entiat River. It is part of the Columbia River basin, being a tributary of the Entiat River, which empties into the Columbia River.

See also

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

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mad River
2. "Water Resources Data-Washington Water Year 2005; Entiat, Wenatchee, and Sand Hollow River Basins and the Columbia River from Wells Dam to Rock Island Dam" (PDF). USGS . Retrieved 31 July 2009.