| Tilton River | |
|---|---|
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  Location of the mouth of Tilton River in Washington | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Lewis |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Gifford Pinchot National Forest |
| • location | north of Morton |
| • coordinates | 46°39′23″N 122°13′44″W / 46.65639°N 122.22889°W[1] |
| • elevation | 3,035 ft (925 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Cowlitz River |
• location | Lake Mayfield |
• coordinates | 46°33′09″N 122°32′04″W / 46.55250°N 122.53444°W[1] |
• elevation | 427 ft (130 m)[1] |
| Length | 29 mi (47 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 154 sq mi (400 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cinebar, Washington |
| • average | 979.8 cuft/s [5] |
| • minimum | 50 cuft/s |
| • maximum | 1,200 cuft/s |
The Tilton River is a tributary of the Cowlitz River, in the U.S. state of Washington. Named for the first territorial surveyor for Washington Territory James Tilton (surveyor),[6] it flows for about 29 miles (47 km), entirely within Lewis County.[3]
- ^ a b c "Tilton River". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey. September 10, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
- ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
- ^ a b United States Geological Survey. "United States Topographic Map". TopoQuest. Retrieved January 27, 2013. River miles are marked and numbered on the relevant map quadrangles.
- ^ Lower Columbia Fish Recovery Board (2006). "Grays–Elochman and Cowlitz Watershed Management Plan" (PDF). Cowlitz County. p. 55 (section 4). Retrieved January 28, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "USGS Current Conditions for USGS 14236200 TILTON RIVER AB BEAR CANYON CREEK NEAR CINEBAR, WA".
- ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 310.