White River (Lake Wenatchee)

This article is about the river that flows into Lake Wenatchee. For the tributary of the Puyallup River, see White River (Washington).
White River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyChelan
Physical characteristics
SourceWhite Pass
 • locationCascade Range, Wenatchee National Forest
 • coordinates48°2′19″N 121°8′43″W / 48.03861°N 121.14528°W / 48.03861; -121.14528[2]
 • elevation5,959 ft (1,816 m)[3]
MouthLake Wenatchee
 • location
Telma
 • coordinates
47°50′1″N 120°48′51″W / 47.83361°N 120.81417°W / 47.83361; -120.81417[2]
 • elevation
1,873 ft (571 m)[2]
Length32 mi (51 km)[1]

The White River is a river in the U.S. state of Washington. It is the northern and larger of the two rivers that flow into the west end of Lake Wenatchee. The smaller southern one is the Little Wenatchee River. The White River is part of the Columbia River basin, being a tributary of the Wenatchee River, which empties into the Columbia River. A large number of place names in the White River basin, including the river's name itself, were given by Albert H. Sylvester.

  1. ^ Calculated in Google Earth
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White River
  3. ^ Derived from Google Earth using GNIS coordinates.