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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 Yakima River Delta is an area of land in Richland, Washington where the Yakima River enters the Columbia River at River Mile 335. [1] It hosts several protected areas and is crossed by State Route 240 .
A section of SR 821 in the Yakima River Canyon. SR 821 begins at an interchange with I-82, co-signed with US 97, northeast of Selah in northern Yakima County.The interchange also includes a connection to Firing Center Road, which continues east into the Yakima Training Center, a military installation that spans the mountainous area between Yakima and the Columbia River.
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 ...
Apr. 3—A ranch property and popular boat launch in the Yakima River Canyon are now in public hands. The Bureau of Land Management announced this week that it has taken ownership of 647 acres in ...
Fly fishing from drift boat on the Yakima River in the Yakima River Canyon. Umtanum Ridge Water Gap is a geologic feature in Washington state in the United States. It includes the Yakima Canyon (or "Yakima River Canyon"), and is located between the cities of Ellensburg and Yakima in central Washington. [1]
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 ...
Get the Yakima, WA local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days. ... rooftops for hours. Lives were forever changed along the Swannanoa River. USA TODAY 2 days ago 'Dangerously cold ...