For other uses, see Entiat.

The Entiat River is a tributary of the Columbia River, joining the Columbia near Entiat, Washington. The Columbia River (known as For other uses see Entiat. Entiat is a city in Chelan County, Washington, United States. The USGS lists two variant names for the Entiat River: En-ti-at-kwa River and Entiatqua River. The United States Geological Survey ( USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. En-ti-at-kwa is noted as being the original "Indian name", meaning "rapid water".

The Entiat River is located entirely within Chelan County, in Washington state in the United States. See Chelan for other uses Chelan County is a County located in the U Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Over 90% of the drainage basin of the Entiat River and its tributaries is publicly-owned property, mostly the Wenatchee National Forest. A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River,

Course

The Entiat River's headwaters lie in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of the Wenatchee National Forest. The Glacier Peak Wilderness, created by Congress in the original 1964 wilderness legislation, is located within portions of Chelan County, Snohomish Wenatchee National Forest is a US National Forest located in Washington. Its main source comes from the slopes of Mt Maude and Seven Fingered Jack, and Entiat Glacier. From there the river flow east through Entiat Meadows before turning south. It flows south and southeast between the Entiat Mountains on the west and the Chelan Mountains on the east.

Downstream from the main river's confluence with the North Fork Entiat River, the Entiat River falls over Entiat Falls. It collects the waters of many small tributary creeks, including the Mad River.

In its final miles, the Entiat River turns east to join the Columbia River just south of the small city of Entiat. At this point the Columbia River is a reservoir created by Rocky Reach Dam. The reservoir's name is Lake Entiat.

Fern Lake, at the headwaters of the Entiat.

Flora and fauna

The Entiat River supports populations of Chinook salmon, steelhead trout, and bull trout. The populations are relatively small due to the scarcity of juvenile-rearing habitat in the lower Entiat River.

See also

• Tributaries of the Columbia River

References

• "Washington Road & Recreation Atlas". Benchmark Maps, 2000.
• USGS GNIS: Entiat River, USGS GNIS
• Entiat River Basin, Washington Department of Ecology