Cle Elum River | |
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![]() 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[1] |
• elevation | 6,115 ft (1,864 m)[2] |
Mouth | Yakima River |
• coordinates | 47°10′37″N 120°59′49″W / 47.17694°N 120.99694°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,990 ft (610 m)[2] |
Length | 28 mi (45 km)[3] |
Discharge | |
• location | Roslyn, Washington |
• average | 945 cuft/s [4] |
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]