| Tucannon River | |
|---|---|
 Confluence of the Tucannon with the Snake River | |
  Location of the mouth of Tucannon River in Washington | |
| Etymology | Nez Perce place name for "digging", in this case the edible root of the camas[2] |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Columbia County, Garfield County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | near Diamond Peak |
| • location | Blue Mountains, Umatilla National Forest, Garfield County |
| • coordinates | 46°07′11″N 117°30′41″W / 46.11972°N 117.51139°W[1] |
| • elevation | 6,189 ft (1,886 m)[3] |
| Mouth | Snake River |
• location | near Starbuck, Columbia County |
• coordinates | 46°33′28″N 118°10′35″W / 46.55778°N 118.17639°W[1] |
• elevation | 541 ft (165 m)[1] |
| Length | 62.3 mi (100.3 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 502 sq mi (1,300 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | near Starbuck, 7.9 miles (12.7 km) from the mouth[6] |
| • average | 170 cu ft/s (4.8 m3/s)[7] |
| • minimum | 15 cu ft/s (0.42 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 7,980 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]
- ^ a b c "Tucannon River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. September 10, 1979. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
- ^ Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 516. ISBN 0-8061-3576-X.
- ^ Derived from Google Earth using GNIS coordinates
- ^ a b "National Hydrography Dataset High-Resolution Flowline Data". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ Covert, John; et al. (1995). "Initial Watershed Assessment Tucannon River Watershed" (PDF). State of Washington. p. 1. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
- ^ "Water-Data Report 2011: 13344500 Tucannon River Near Starbuck, WA" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
- ^ "Water-Data Report 2011: 13344500 Tucannon River Near Starbuck, WA" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
- ^ United States Geological Survey. "United States Topographic Map". TopoQuest. Retrieved February 4, 2013.