White River (Lake Wenatchee)

This article is about the river that flows into Lake Wenatchee. For the tributary of the Puyallup River, see White River (Washington).

The White River is a river in the U.S. state of Washington. It is the northern and larger of the two rivers that flow into the west end of Lake Wenatchee. The smaller southern one is the Little Wenatchee River. The White River is part of the Columbia River basin, being a tributary of the Wenatchee River, which empties into the Columbia River. A large number of place names in the White River basin, including the river's name itself, were given by Albert H. Sylvester.

White River
Location
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Chelan
Physical characteristics
Source	White Pass
• location	Cascade Range, Wenatchee National Forest
• coordinates	48°2′19″N 121°8′43″W[1]
• elevation	5,959 ft (1,816 m)[2]
Mouth	Lake Wenatchee
• location	Telma
• coordinates	47°50′1″N 120°48′51″W[1]
• elevation	1,873 ft (571 m)[1]
Length	32 mi (51 km)[3]

Course

The White River originates at White Pass, the pass separating the White River headwaters from the headwaters of the North Fork Sauk River, and flows east until its confluence with Thunder Creek. From there the river flows southeast all the way to its mouth at the far end of Lake Wenatchee. About halfway from Thunder Creek to its mouth, the river drops over impressive White River Falls and shortly below that, receives the waters of the remote Napeequa River.

Tributaries

• Foam Creek
• Lightning Creek
• Amber Creek
• Thunder Creek
• Indian Creek
• Panther Creek
• Napeequa River
• Canyon Creek
• Sears Creek
• Siverly Creek

See also

• List of rivers of Washington (state)
• Tributaries of the Columbia River

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White River
2. Derived from Google Earth using GNIS coordinates.
3. Calculated in Google Earth