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The Chehalis River (/ ʃ ə ˈ h eɪ l ɪ s / ⓘ shə-HAY-liss) [6] is a river in Washington in the United States. It originates in several forks in southwestern Washington, flows east, then north, then west, in a large curve, before emptying into Grays Harbor, an estuary of the Pacific Ocean.
The Chehalis River (/ ʃ ə ˈ h eɪ l ɪ s / ⓘ shə-HAY-liss) is located in the southwest corner of British Columbia, Canada near the city of Chilliwack. [2] It flows south-eastward out of the Douglas Ranges of the Coast Mountains , draining into the Harrison River .
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The Chehalis River Basin Flood Authority (CRBFA) was established in 2008 and manages flood control and concerns for the Chehalis River and its watershed. [8] The program was initiated after the December 2007 floods which caused the loss of 1,300 homes in the region, the shutdown of Interstate 5, and total damages of over $900 million. [9]
The rate of fall of the Chehalis River in the Twin Cities drops from a maximum 40 feet (12.2 m) per mile in the Willapa Hills down to approximately 3 feet (0.9 m) per mile. [4] As of 2024, the flood stage for the Chehalis is set at 65 feet (19.8 m), the Newaukum River at 10.5 feet (3.2 m), and the Skookumchuck's mark at 85 feet (25.9 m).
Enterprise served on the Willamette River until 1858, when she was sent to the Fraser River in British Columbia where gold had been discovered. The Fraser Canyon Gold Rush was short-lived but lucrative for steamboat operators ( Enterprise once made $25,000 in a single day), and when it ended, Enterprise was brought to Grays Harbor, where she ...
McShane, Dan (January 18, 2011), "Chehalis River, a Bit Different Than Other Western Washington Rivers", Reading the Washington Landscape, The Chehalis follows the former valley of a much larger river. During the maximum ice extent during the last glacial period melt water from the Puget lobe ice sheet drained to the ocean via what is now the ...
Chehalis (/ ʃ ə ˈ h eɪ l ɪ s / ⓘ shə-HAY-liss) is a small forestry, agricultural and First Nations community in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia located on Highway 7 on the west bank of the Harrison River between the town of Mission and the resort community of Harrison Hot Springs.