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Kachess River

Coordinates: 47°15′06″N 121°11′56″W / 47.25167°N 121.19889°W / 47.25167; -121.19889
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Kachess River
Kachess River below Chickamin Ridge
Kachess River is located in Washington (state)
Kachess River
Location of the mouth of Kachess River in Washington
Kachess River is located in the United States
Kachess River
Kachess River (the United States)
Etymology[2]
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyKittitas
Physical characteristics
SourceCascade Range
 • locationChickamin Ridge, north of Kachess Lake, Wenatchee National Forest
 • coordinates47°26′45″N 121°14′15″W / 47.44583°N 121.23750°W / 47.44583; -121.23750[1]
 • elevation4,857 ft (1,480 m)[3]
MouthYakima River
 • location
Lake Easton
 • coordinates
47°15′06″N 121°11′56″W / 47.25167°N 121.19889°W / 47.25167; -121.19889[1]
 • elevation
2,185 ft (666 m)[1]

Kachess River is a tributary of the Yakima River, in the U.S. state of Washington. From its source on Chickamin Ridge in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness region of the Cascade Range, the Kachess River flows south into Kachess Lake, a natural lake regulated as a reservoir by Kachess Dam. Below the dam, the Kachess River flows south and then empties into the Yakima River at Lake Easton.

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Kachess River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. September 10, 1979. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  2. ^ Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 516. ISBN 0-8061-3576-X.
  3. ^ Derived from Google Earth using GNIS coordinates
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