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The Yakima River is a tributary of the Columbia River in south central and eastern Washington state, named for the indigenous Yakama people. Lewis and Clark mention in their journals that the Chin-nâm pam (or the Lower Snake River Chamnapam Nation) called the river Tâpe têtt [6] (also rendered Tapteete), [7] possibly from the French tape-tête, meaning "head hit".
The state park is an oasis of green in an otherwise desert region, encompassing 266 acres (108 ha) of Yakima River floodplain. The site was initially developed by the Yakima Valley Sportsman's Association in the early 1940s, then deeded to the state in 1945. Park offerings include camping, hiking, picnicking, fishing, and birdwatching. [2]
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Keechelus Lake is part of the Columbia River basin, being the source of the Yakima River, which is a tributary to the Columbia River. Keechelus Lake looking toward Hyak and Alpental. The lake is used as a storage reservoir for the Yakima Project, an irrigation project run by the United States Bureau of Reclamation. Although a natural lake ...
Lake Easton is a lake and reservoir along the course of the Yakima River in the U.S. state of Washington.It is located in Township 20N, Range 13E. [4] The Yakima River flows into the lake from the west, and out to the southwest, through the 1929 Easton Diversion Dam.
Horn Rapids Dam (also known as Wanawish Dam) is a concrete barrage dam on the Yakima River in Benton County, Washington near the intersection of SR 240 and SR 225.The dam is not used for hydroelectric production, rather to fill irrigation canals on either bank of the river.
Yakima River Basin. Yakima River. Amon Creek; Ahtanum Creek; Naches River. Tieton River; Bumping River. American River; Teanaway River; Cle Elum River. Cooper River; Waptus River; Kachess River; Lower Crab Creek. Potholes Reservoir / Moses Lake. Grand Coulee; Upper Crab Creek; Whiskey Dick Creek; Wenatchee River. Icicle Creek (Enchantment Lakes ...
Native to the mainstem Clearwater River, Locsha, and lower Selway Rivers in Idaho, as well as the Eastern Cascade Mountains from the Methow River to the Yakima River in Washington State. [23] [24] [27] Salmon River cutthroat trout O. lewisi ssp. Native to the Salmon River watershed in central Idaho. [23] [24] [28] John Day cutthroat trout O ...