Chehalis River (Washington)
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For other places with the same name, see Chehalis River (disambiguation).
The Chehalis River (/ʃəˈheɪlɪs/ shə-HAY-lis)[6] is a river in Washington in the United States. It originates in several forks in southwestern Washington, flows east, then north, then west, in a large curve, before emptying into Grays Harbor, an estuary of the Pacific Ocean. The river is the largest solely contained drainage basin in the state.
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Chehalis River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
Counties | Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Thurston |
Cities | Aberdeen, Centralia, Chehalis |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Lewis County |
• coordinates | 46°27′6″N 123°17′30″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,000 ft (300 m)[2] |
Mouth | Pacific Ocean |
• location | Grays Harbor, Aberdeen |
• coordinates | 46°57′29″N 123°50′5″W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
Length | 115 mi (185 km)[3] |
Basin size | 2,660 sq mi (6,900 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | near Satsop, WA[5] |
• average | 6,425 cu ft/s (181.9 m3/s)[5] |
• minimum | 440 cu ft/s (12 m3/s) |
• maximum | 47,000 cu ft/s (1,300 m3/s) |
Discharge | |
• location | mouth (Grays Harbor)[4] |
• average | 11,208 cu ft/s (317.4 m3/s)[4] |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• right | South Fork Chehalis River, Newaukum River, Skookumchuck River, Satsop River, Wynoochee River, Wishkah River |
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