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词条 Elochoman River
释义

  1. Course

  2. Natural history

  3. See also

  4. References

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| name = Elochoman River
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| name_etymology = Name of a Cathlamet village[1]
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| pushpin_map_caption= Location of the mouth of the Elochoman River in Washington
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| subdivision_name1 = United States
| subdivision_type2 = State
| subdivision_name2 = Washington
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| subdivision_name4 = Wahkiakum, Cowlitz, Pacific
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| source1 = Elochoman Lake
| source1_location = Willapa Hills, Cowlitz County, Washington
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| mouth = Columbia River
| mouth_location = Elochoman Slough, Wahkiakum County, Washington
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The Elochoman River is a tributary of the Columbia River, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is about {{convert|15|mi|km}} long.[1]

The river's name comes from the name of a Cathlamet (Chinookan) village.[2]

Course

The Elochoman River's headwater's start from Elochoman Lake, in Cowlitz County,[3] from which it flows west for several miles. Joined by the tributary East Fork[4] and North Fork,[5] the main river turns south. After a few miles, the West Fork tributary joins.[6] From there the main Elochoman River flows south and southwest. Its river valley widens into a broad flat bottomland called the Upper Elochoman Valley.[7] Then the river passes through a short but narrow gorge, after which it meanders through the Lower Elochoman Valley.[8]

In its final reach the Elochoman River flows through the sloughs and wetlands of the Columbia River's estuary. The mouth of the river is on Elochoman Slough, a {{convert|3|mi|km|adj=on}} long[9] side-channel of the Columbia River located east of Hunting Islands, northwest of Cathlamet.[10] Much of the lower Elochoman River, Elochoman Slough, and Hunting Island are part of the Columbian White-tailed Deer National Wildlife Refuge.[11]

Natural history

The Elochoman River supports populations of Chinook, Coho, and Chum salmon, as well winter-run steelhead trout.[12] The steelhead, which routinely number over 1,000 annually, are a draw for sport fishing. The largest salmon (Chinook) ever caught in freshwater in Washington State was caught here by Mark Salmon on Oct 5th, 1992, his catch weighed 68 lbs. and 4 ounces.[13]

See also

  • List of rivers of Washington
  • Tributaries of the Columbia River

References

1. ^{{GNIS|1534580|Elochoman River}}
2. ^{{cite book |last= Bright |first= William |title= Native American placenames of the United States|year= 2007 |publisher= University of Oklahoma Press |isbn= 978-0-8061-3598-4 |page= 143}} online at [https://books.google.com/books?id=5XfxzCm1qa4C Google Books]
3. ^{{GNIS|1504743|Elochoman Lake}}
4. ^{{GNIS|1504637|East Fork Elochoman River}}
5. ^{{GNIS|1507047|North Fork Elochoman River}}
6. ^{{GNIS|1509395|West Fork Elochoman River}}
7. ^{{GNIS|1513257|Upper Elochoman Valley}}
8. ^{{GNIS|1509796|Lower Elochoman Valley}}
9. ^{{GNIS|1504745|Elochoman Slough}}
10. ^{{cite web |title= Lewis & Clark's Columbia River: Elochoman River and Slough, Washington |url= http://www.columbiariverimages.com/Regions/Places/elochoman_river_slough.html| accessdate = May 13, 2009}}
11. ^Course information mainly from USGS topo maps available via the relevant USGS GNIS pages.
12. ^{{cite book |last= Rose |first= Doug |title= Washington River Maps & Fishing Guide |publisher= Frank Amato Publications |year= 2006 |isbn= 1-57188-367-3}}
13. ^{{cite web|title= Freshwater and Saltwater Sport Fish Records|publisher=Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife|url=http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/records/search.php?Type=SALMON%2C+TROUT+and+CHAR}}

4 : Rivers of Wahkiakum County, Washington|Rivers of Cowlitz County, Washington|Rivers of Washington (state)|Tributaries of the Columbia River

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