White River | |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Washington |
Subdivision Type4: | County |
Subdivision Name4: | Chelan |
Length: | 32miles[1] |
Source1: | White Pass |
Source1 Location: | Cascade Range, Wenatchee National Forest |
Source1 Coordinates: | 48.0386°N -121.1453°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 5959feet[2] |
Mouth: | Lake Wenatchee |
Mouth Location: | Telma |
Mouth Coordinates: | 47.8336°N -120.8142°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 1873feet |
The White River is a river in the U.S. state of Washington. It is the northern and larger of the two rivers that flow into the west end of Lake Wenatchee. The smaller southern one is the Little Wenatchee River. The White River is part of the Columbia River basin, being a tributary of the Wenatchee River, which empties into the Columbia River. A large number of place names in the White River basin, including the river's name itself, were given by Albert H. Sylvester.
The White River originates at White Pass, the pass separating the White River headwaters from the headwaters of the North Fork Sauk River, and flows east until its confluence with Thunder Creek. From there the river flows southeast all the way to its mouth at the far end of Lake Wenatchee. About halfway from Thunder Creek to its mouth, the river drops over impressive White River Falls and shortly below that, receives the waters of the remote Napeequa River.