| Cle Elum River | |
|---|---|
 Cle Elum River north of Cle Elum Lake | |
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| Region | Kittitas County |
| City | Cle Elum |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Cascade Range |
| • coordinates | 47°35′19″N 121°10′1″W / 47.58861°N 121.16694°W[3] |
| • elevation | 6,115 ft (1,864 m)[4] |
| Mouth | Yakima River |
• coordinates | 47°10′37″N 120°59′49″W / 47.17694°N 120.99694°W[3] |
• elevation | 1,990 ft (610 m)[4] |
| Length | 28 mi (45 km)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Roslyn, Washington |
| • average | 945 cuft/s [2] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Waptus River, Cooper River |
The Cle Elum River is a tributary of the Yakima River, approximately 28 miles (45 km) long in the U.S. state of Washington. A Northern Pacific Railway station at the future site of the city of Cle Elum, Washington was named Clealum after the Kittitas name Tie-el-Lum, meaning "swift water", referring to the Cle Elum River. In 1908, Clealum was altered to Cle Elum. This spelling came to be used for the river as well.[5] Some maps in the 1850s also have the river labeled as Samahma River.[6]
- ^ Cle Elum River Archived 2005-04-20 at the Wayback Machine, The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000.
- ^ "USGS Current Conditions for USGS 12479000 CLE ELUM RIVER NEAR ROSLYN, WA".
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cle Elum River, USGS, GNIS.
- ^ a b Google Earth elevation for GNIS coordinates.
- ^ "Cle Elum". Washington Place Names database. Tacoma Public Library. Archived from the original on 2009-03-09. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
- ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington Geographic Names. University of Washington Press. p. 50. ISBN 9780598974808.