Bumping river

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Bumping river
The Bumping River in May 2007

The Bumping River in May 2007

Data
location Yakima County , Washington , United States
River system Columbia River
Drain over Naches River  → Yakima River  → Columbia River  → Pacific
source Fish Lake (Yakima County, Washington)
46 ° 45 ′ 34 "  N , 121 ° 26 ′ 19"  W
Source height 1267  m
muzzle Naches River Coordinates: 46 ° 59 ′ 18 "  N , 121 ° 5 ′ 38"  W 46 ° 59 ′ 18 "  N , 121 ° 5 ′ 38"  W.
Mouth height 779  m
Height difference 488 m
Bottom slope 12 ‰
length 40 km
Left tributaries American River

The Bumping River is a tributary of the Naches River , in Washington state . It flows on the east side of the Cascade Range through the Wenatchee National Forest and the William O. Douglas Wilderness . From its source at Fish Lake near Crag Mountain, it flows northeast into Bumping Lake , a natural lake that is enlarged and regulated by the Bumping Lake Dam. Below the dam, the Bumping River continues its journey to the northeast. It unites with the American River , its largest tributary, a few miles above its mouth, where it forms the Naches River by confluence with the Little Naches River.

The Bumping River is part of the basin of the Columbia River and a tributary of the Naches River, which is a tributary of the Yakima River , which in turn is a tributary of the Columbia River.

According to cowboys , the river was so named because heavy boulders were rolled down the river during a meltwater runoff, making a rumbling noise when they collided (to bump). Variant names listed by the USGS for the Bumping River include Tancum River and Tanum River.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Bumping River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , USGS , GNIS .
  2. ^ Bumping River . In: Washington Place Names database . Tacoma Public Library. Archived from the original on March 9, 2009. Retrieved March 5, 2009.

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