White River (Oregon)

White River
White River Falls
White River (Oregon) is located in Oregon
White River (Oregon)
Location of the mouth of the White River in Oregon
EtymologyThe color of the river when it carries glacial sediments[2]
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyHood River and Wasco
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Hood
 • locationMount Hood Wilderness, Cascade Range
 • coordinates45°20′47″N 121°41′40″W / 45.34639°N 121.69444°W / 45.34639; -121.69444[1]
 • elevation6,722 ft (2,049 m)[3]
MouthDeschutes River
 • location
near Maupin
 • coordinates
45°14′01″N 121°04′03″W / 45.23361°N 121.06750°W / 45.23361; -121.06750[1]
 • elevation
761 ft (232 m)[1]
Length50 mi (80 km)[4]
Basin size409 sq mi (1,060 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • average423 cu ft/s (12.0 m3/s)[5]
TypeScenic, Recreational
DesignatedOctober 28, 1988

The White River is a tributary of the Deschutes River, approximately 50 miles (80 km) long, in north-central Oregon in the United States. It drains a scenic mountainous area of the Columbia Plateau on the east side of the Cascade Range southeast of Mount Hood. In the 1840s, a section of the Oregon Trail called the Barlow Road passed through the river corridor. This section of the road is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "White River". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
  2. ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 1031. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  3. ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  4. ^ a b "White River". National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
  5. ^ a b Palmer, Tim (2014). Field Guide to Oregon Rivers. Corvallis: Oregon State University Press. pp. 225–26. ISBN 978-0-87071-627-0.