I was convinced that the hunters must have been up River Cruzatt." we call this little river New Timbered river from a Species of Ash which grows on its banks. River New Timbered river from a Speces of Ash which grows on its banks ofĪ verry large and different from any we had before Seen, and a timber resembling the beech inīark but different in its leaf which is Smaller and the tree smaller.Įarly names for Wind River were "New Timbered River" and various spellings of "Cruzattes River", named after Lewis and Clark member Peter Cruzatte. (which is 60 yards wide above its mouth) the Countery rises with Steep assent. The bottoms above the mouth of this little river is richĬovered with grass & firn & is about 3/4 of a mile wide rich and rises gradually, below the river Variations Clark used of the name include "Cruzats River", "Cruzatts River", and "River Cruzatt". They first named the river "New Timbered River" but later changed the name to "Cruzatts River" after one of the expedition members, Pierre Cruzatte. Lewis and Clark passed by the Wind River on October 30, 1805. The dam lasted long enough for the Wind River to build a delta 150 feet thick and 1 mile long into a temporary lake. The lava around Wind River consists of a series of lava flows more than 35,000-years-old, which came down the Wind River canyon as intracanyon flows, entered the Columbia River on a 1-mile-wide front, and dammed the river. Shipherd Falls is a series of four falls ranging from 8 to 12 feet. The largest tributary to Wind River is Panther Creek which enters at RM 4.3 and drains 18% of the Wind River subbasin (26,466 acres).Ī fish ladder was built in 1956 around Shipherd Falls, located at RM 2.0. The mainstem of the Wind River originates in McClellan Meadows, drains 225 square miles, and has a length of approximately 31 miles. The mouth of the Wind River is in T3N R8E, Skamania County.Īccording to the Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Authority website (2004), the Wind River basin is oriented northwest to southeast with elevations ranging from 80 feet to 3,900 feet. Downstream of Wind River are the Washington communities of Carson and Stevenson, the Bridge of the Gods, and the remnants of the Bonneville Landslide. On Wind River's upstream bank is Wind Mountain and the Washington community of Home Valley. The Wind River is located on the Washington side of the Columbia River at River Mile (RM) 154.5 within theīonneville Reservoir, the pool behind Bonneville Dam. Hills in the distance are the Oregon banks of the Columbia. Washington State Highway 14 is just this side of the railroad and barely visible in this image. Wind River, Washington, looking towards mouth.įrom the Wind River boat dock looking towards the mouth, at the railroad bridge across the Wind River.
Lewis & Clark's Columbia River - "200 Years Later" The Columbia River - Wind River, Washington
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