Chewuch River

The Chewuch River is a river in the U.S. state of Washington.

Chewuch River
Location of the mouth of the Chewuch River in Washington Chewuch River (the United States)
Location
Country	United States
State	Washington
Region	Okanogan County
Physical characteristics
Source	Confluence of Remmell and Cathedral Creeks
• coordinates	48°56′45″N 120°9′39″W[1]
• elevation	5,590 ft (1,700 m)[2]
Mouth	Methow River
• location	Winthrop, Washington
• coordinates	48°28′35″N 120°11′0″W[1]
• elevation	1,750 ft (530 m)[2]
Length	45 mi (72 km)[1]
Basin size	525 sq mi (1,360 km^2)[3]
Discharge
• average	370 cu ft/s (10 m^3/s)
• minimum	20 cu ft/s (0.57 m^3/s)
• maximum	6,010 cu ft/s (170 m^3/s)

Its name comes from the word /cwáx/ [čwáx] in the Columbia-Moses language meaning "creek".[4]

The river valley was also the site of the Thirty Mile Fire which killed four fire fighters in July 2001.[5]

Course

The Chewuch River originates in the Cascade Range northeast of Remmel Mountain at the junction of Remmel Creek and Cathedral Creek. It flows generally south to join the Methow River at Winthrop. The Methow empties into the Columbia River. Tributaries of the Chewuch River include Andrews Creek, Lake Creek, Eightmile Creek, and Cub Creek.[3]

Just below the mouth of Meadow Creek, the river cascades about 30 feet (9 m) over Chewuch Falls.

See also

• List of rivers of Washington
• List of tributaries of the Columbia River

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chewuch River
2. Calculated via Google Earth
3. Washington Water Year 2005, USGS Water Resources Data
4. Bright, William (2004). Native American placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
5. "Thirtymile Fire Investigation" (PDF). United States Forest Service. Retrieved 2012-09-23.