Lower Yakima River

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The Lower Yakima River is approximately 51 river miles long beginning near the Yakima County/Benton County border.

There have been numerous studies and reports detailing the Lower Yakima River with one of the more comprehensive being the Assessment of the Lower Yakima River in Benton County, Washington by the Benton County Conservation District in 2011[1].

Geography

Watersheds/Reaches and corresponding 12-Digit Hydrologic Unit Codes (based on USGS 2024 Watershed Boundary Set)

  1. Prosser Reach - Yakima River Mainstem (City of Prosser-Yakima River, 170300031007)
  2. Lower Mainstem Reach (Yakima River, 170300031205; Webber Canyon-Yakima River, 170300031203; Badlands Lakes-Yakima River, 170300031202)
  3. Spring and Snipes Creeks (Spring Creek,170300031005; Snipes Creek,170300031006)
  4. Corral Creek (Corral Creek,170300031201)
  5. Amon Creek Wasteway (Coyote Canyon, 170300031204)
  6. Cold Creek (Cold Creek, 170300031109; Lower Cold Creek, 170300031108; Middle Cold Creek, 170300031107; Upper Cold Creek, 170300031106; Headwaters Cold Creek, 170300031101)


Washington State designated this area as Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 37, see PDF

Yakima Delta

Description/narrative

For more info see Yakima Delta page

Water Stargrass

See separate page on Water stargrass

Citations

  1. Appel, M., R. Little, H. Wendt, and M. Nielson. Assessment of the Lower Yakima River in Benton County, Washington. Benton Conservation District, 2011. http://www.ybfwrb.org/Assets/Documents/Assessments/Lower_Yakima_Assessment.pdf.