Willapa River
River in Washington, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Willapa River is a river on the Pacific coast of southwestern Washington in the United States, approximately 20 miles (32 km) long. It drains an area of low hills and a coastal plain into Willapa Bay, a large estuary north of the mouth of the Columbia River.
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Willapa River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Pacific |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Willapa Hills |
• location | Washington |
• coordinates | 46°29′50″N 123°24′47″W[1] |
Mouth | Willapa Bay |
• location | Washington |
• coordinates | 46°42′27″N 123°51′2″W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[1] |
Length | 20 mi (32 km) |
Discharge | |
• location | river mile 17.8, near Willapa, WA[2] |
• average | 636 cu ft/s (18.0 m3/s)[2] |
• minimum | 14 cu ft/s (0.40 m3/s) |
• maximum | 12,800 cu ft/s (360 m3/s) |
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The river rises in the Willapa Hills in southeastern Pacific County, approximately 25 miles (40 km) west of Chehalis. It flows northwest in a winding course past the small communities of Willapa and Raymond. It enters the northwest end of Willapa Bay at South Bend.