Tucannon River

Tucannon River
Confluence of the Tucannon with the Snake River
Tucannon River is located in Washington (state)
Tucannon River
Location of the mouth of Tucannon River in Washington
EtymologyNez Perce place name for "digging", in this case the edible root of the camas[2]
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyColumbia County, Garfield County
Physical characteristics
Sourcenear Diamond Peak
 • locationBlue Mountains, Umatilla National Forest, Garfield County
 • coordinates46°07′11″N 117°30′41″W / 46.11972°N 117.51139°W / 46.11972; -117.51139[1]
 • elevation6,189 ft (1,886 m)[3]
MouthSnake River
 • location
near Starbuck, Columbia County
 • coordinates
46°33′28″N 118°10′35″W / 46.55778°N 118.17639°W / 46.55778; -118.17639[1]
 • elevation
541 ft (165 m)[1]
Length62.3 mi (100.3 km)[4]
Basin size502 sq mi (1,300 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationnear Starbuck, 7.9 miles (12.7 km) from the mouth[6]
 • average170 cu ft/s (4.8 m3/s)[7]
 • minimum15 cu ft/s (0.42 m3/s)
 • maximum7,980 cu ft/s (226 m3/s)

The Tucannon River is a tributary of the Snake River in the U.S. state of Washington. It flows generally northwest from headwaters in the Blue Mountains of southeastern Washington to meet the Snake 4 miles (6 km) upstream from Lyons Ferry Park and the mouth of the Palouse River. The Tucannon is about 62 miles (100 km) long.[4] Part of the upper river flows through the Wenaha–Tucannon Wilderness.[8]

  1. ^ a b c "Tucannon River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. September 10, 1979. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  2. ^ Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 516. ISBN 0-8061-3576-X.
  3. ^ Derived from Google Earth using GNIS coordinates
  4. ^ a b "National Hydrography Dataset High-Resolution Flowline Data". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
  5. ^ Covert, John; et al. (1995). "Initial Watershed Assessment Tucannon River Watershed" (PDF). State of Washington. p. 1. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  6. ^ "Water-Data Report 2011: 13344500 Tucannon River Near Starbuck, WA" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  7. ^ "Water-Data Report 2011: 13344500 Tucannon River Near Starbuck, WA" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  8. ^ United States Geological Survey. "United States Topographic Map". TopoQuest. Retrieved February 4, 2013.