Chewuch River
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CountryUnited States
StateWashington
RegionOkanogan County
SourceConfluence of Remmell and Cathedral Creeks
| Chewuch River | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of the Chewuch River in Washington  Chewuch River (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| Region | Okanogan County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of Remmell and Cathedral Creeks |
| • coordinates | 48°56′45″N 120°9′39″W / 48.94583°N 120.16083°W[1] |
| • elevation | 5,590 ft (1,700 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Methow River |
• location | Winthrop, Washington |
• coordinates | 48°28′35″N 120°11′0″W / 48.47639°N 120.18333°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,750 ft (530 m)[2] |
| Length | 45 mi (72 km)[1] |
| Basin size | 525 sq mi (1,360 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 370 cu ft/s (10 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 20 cu ft/s (0.57 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 6,010 cu ft/s (170 m3/s) |
The Chewuch River is a river in the U.S. state of Washington.
Its name comes from the word /cwáx/ [čwáx] in the Columbia-Moses language meaning "creek".[4]
The river valley was also the site of the Thirty Mile Fire which killed four fire fighters in July 2001.[5]
