Stehekin River
River in Washington, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Stehekin River is a river located in Washington state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. It is the main river flowing into Lake Chelan. Miners arrived in Stehekin River Valley in the late 19th century. They were followed by homesteaders in the early 20th century. Today, the Stehekin River Valley is still a remote area that can only be reached by way of a 55-mile boat ride up Lake Chelan.
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Stehekin River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Chelan |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Cascade Range |
• coordinates | 48°27′15″N 121°2′24″W[1] |
Mouth | Lake Chelan |
• coordinates | 48°19′10″N 120°40′35″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,102 ft (336 m)[1] |
Length | 17 mi (27 km) |
Basin size | 321 sq mi (830 km2)[2] |
Discharge | |
• location | river mile 1.4 at Stehekin, WA[2] |
• average | 1,403 cu ft/s (39.7 m3/s)[2] |
• minimum | 58 cu ft/s (1.6 m3/s) |
• maximum | 18,000 cu ft/s (510 m3/s) |
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The river's name comes from the Columbia-Moses word stxwíkn',[3] which means "the way through."[4]