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Oct. 28—After the Cowlitz Fisheries Technical Committee approved nearly $4.5 million in grants through the Cowlitz Restoration and Recovery Project aimed at habitat improvements in the Cispus ...
Major tributaries of the Cowlitz River include the Cispus River and the Toutle River, which was overtaken by volcanic mudflows during the May 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. When the smelt spawn in the Cowlitz River, the gulls go into a feeding frenzy that lasts for weeks. Kelso, Washington is known as the "Smelt Capital of the World".
The area was once populated by the Cowlitz and Yakama tribes up to 4,600 years ago. [2] The Upper Cowlitz are also known as the Taidnapam. [3] [4] Taidnapam Park was first known as the Kosmos Recreation Site and construction began in the early 1990s. [5] Taidnapam opened in May 1994 and was listed at being 106 acres (43 ha) in size.
Mossyrock Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Cowlitz River near Mossyrock in Lewis County, Washington, United States. The reservoir created by the dam is called Riffe Lake . The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric production while flood control is a secondary function. [ 1 ]
Location: Lewis County, Washington, United States: Coordinates: 1]: Type: reservoir: Primary inflows: Cowlitz River: Primary outflows: Cowlitz River: Catchment area: 1,400 sq mi (3,630 km 2) [2]: Basin countries: United States: Max. length: 23.5 mi (37.8 km) [2]: Surface area: 11,830 acres (47.9 km 2) [3]: Max. depth: 360 feet (110 m): Shore length 1: 52 mi (83.7 km) [2]: Surface elevation ...
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.
Coldwater Lake is a barrier lake on the border of Cowlitz County and Skamania County, Washington in the United States. The lake was created during the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, which blocked its natural outlet, Coldwater Creek, with volcanic debris. It is one of several lakes in the area that were created or otherwise enlarged by the ...
The Chehalis River at Centralia is forecast to reach the "minor" flood stage between 4 and 10 p.m. on Dec. 5. Downstream, at Grand Mound, the Chehalis River could reach "moderate" flooding on ...