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The Cowlitz River has three major hydroelectric dams, with several small-scale hydropower and sediment retention structures within the Cowlitz Basin.. The Cowlitz Falls Project is a 70 megawatt hydroelectric dam built in the early 1990s and completed in 1994.
Pages in category "Rivers of Cowlitz County, Washington" ... Cowlitz River; E. Elochoman River; G. Green River (North Fork Toutle River tributary) K. Kalama River; L.
A Cowlitz River overflow in 1946 affected the city. The weather pattern that caused the 1948 Columbia River flood was a widespread disaster throughout the region and both the Chehalis and Newaukum crested, leading to closures of roads and the airport.
Riffe Lake is a long reservoir on the Cowlitz River in the U.S. state of Washington. The 23.5 mi (38 km) lake was created by the construction of Mossyrock Dam , the tallest dam in the state, [ 4 ] in 1968 by Tacoma City Light (now Tacoma Power ).
Randle is located next to the Cowlitz River and is about 4 miles (6.4 km) north of the Cispus River, a tributary of the Cowlitz. The Cowlitz River winds westward through a rural valley in Randle known locally as "Big Bottom Valley," which is reflective of the fact that the valley floor, in certain areas, is "big".
State Route 411 (SR 411) begins at a partial cloverleaf interchange with SR 432 in Longview, located northwest of the confluence of the Cowlitz and Columbia rivers. [3] From the interchange, the highway travels north as 3rd Avenue to exit Longview and enter Kelso as First Avenue, [1] where SR 411 Spur extends west from the main roadway to SR 4, which the road goes under after SR 4 travels ...
Columbia River: 2,620 United States Army Corps of Engineers: 1958, 1973 [4] Cowlitz Falls Dam: Lewis County: Cowlitz River: 70 Lewis County Public Utilities District 1994 [6] Cushman Dam No. 1: Mason County
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.