| Stehekin River | |
|---|---|
 Stehekin River near Buckner homestead (McGregor Mountain in background) | |
  Location of the mouth of the Stehekin River in Washington | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Chelan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Cascade Range |
| • coordinates | 48°27′15″N 121°2′24″W / 48.45417°N 121.04000°W[1] |
| Mouth | Lake Chelan |
• coordinates | 48°19′10″N 120°40′35″W / 48.31944°N 120.67639°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,102 ft (336 m)[1] |
| Length | 17 mi (27 km) |
| Basin size | 321 sq mi (830 km2)[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | river mile 1.4 at Stehekin, WA[2] |
| • average | 1,403 cu ft/s (39.7 m3/s)[2] |
| • minimum | 58 cu ft/s (1.6 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 18,000 cu ft/s (510 m3/s) |
The Stehekin River is a river located in Washington state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. It is the main river flowing into Lake Chelan. Miners arrived in Stehekin River Valley in the late 19th century. They were followed by homesteaders in the early 20th century. Today, the Stehekin River Valley is still a remote area that can only be reached by way of a 55-mile boat ride up Lake Chelan.
The river's name comes from the Columbia-Moses word stxwíkn',[3] which means "the way through."[4]
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stehekin River
- ^ a b c "Water Resources Data-Washington Water Year 2005; Methow and Chelan River Basins and the Columbia River from Bridgeport to Wells Dam; 12451000 Stehekin River at Stehekin, WA" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
- ^ Bright, William (2007). Native American placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 461. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4.
- ^ Gulick, Bill (1996). A Traveler's History of Washington. Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Press. p. 345. ISBN 0-87004-371-4.