Whitewater River | |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Oregon |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of Whitewater River in Oregon |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Oregon |
Subdivision Type4: | County |
Subdivision Name4: | Jefferson |
Discharge1 Location: | 7.5miles from the mouth[1] |
Discharge1 Min: | 28cuft/s |
Discharge1 Avg: | 84.2cuft/s[2] |
Discharge1 Max: | 2320cuft/s |
Source1: | Mount Jefferson |
Source1 Location: | Whitewater Glacier, Warm Springs Indian Reservation |
Source1 Coordinates: | 44.6822°N -121.7847°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 7847feet[4] |
Mouth: | Metolius River |
Mouth Coordinates: | 44.6694°N -121.5458°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 2218feet |
The Whitewater River is a tributary of the Metolius River in the U.S. state of Oregon. It flows generally east from Whitewater Glacier on Mount Jefferson, west-southwest of Warm Springs in Jefferson County.[5] The river descends from 7847feet at the source to 2218feet at the mouth.[4] [3] The stream lies entirely within the Warm Springs Indian Reservation.[5]