Twisp River
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| Water code | US : 1527569 | |
| location | Okanogan County , Washington , USA | |
| River system | Columbia River | |
| Drain over | Methow River → Columbia River → Pacific | |
| source | in the Northern Cascade Range 48 ° 27 ′ 47 ″ N , 120 ° 36 ′ 4 ″ W. |
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Methow River Coordinates: 48 ° 22 ′ 6 " N , 120 ° 7 ′ 6" W 48 ° 22 ′ 6 " N , 120 ° 7 ′ 6" W. |
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| Mouth height |
480 m
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| length | 42 km | |
The Twisp River is a right tributary of the Methow River in Okanogan County , Washington State . It is about 42 km long. The name of the river comes from the place name [tx w ə́c'p] from the Okanagan , which possibly means " wasp ".
course
The Twisp River has its source in the Northern Cascade Range . Generally flowing eastward, the Twisp River drains the mountains south of Washington Pass as well as the eastern slopes of Sawtooth Ridge, a main chain with some of the highest peaks in Washington (such as Star Peak and Mt. Bigelow).
The Twisp River flows into the Methow River in the town of Twisp .
Trivia
In 1945 a Japanese balloon bomb was sighted on the Twisp River.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Twisp River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ^ William Bright: Native American Placenames of the United States . University of Oklahoma Press, 2004, ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4 , p. 528.
- ↑ Harry M. Majors: Exploring Washington . Van Winkle Publishing Co, 1975, ISBN 978-0-918664-00-6 , p. 40.
- ↑ Harry M. Majors: Exploring Washington . Van Winkle Publishing Co, 1975, ISBN 978-0-918664-00-6 , p. 42.