Cle Elum River
The Cle Elum River is a tributary of the Yakima River, approximately 28 miles long in the U.S. state of Washington. A Northern Pacific Railway station at the future site of the city of Cle Elum, Washington was named Clealum after the Kittitas name Tie-el-Lum, meaning "swift water", referring to the Cle Elum River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: tributary to the Yakima River in Kittitas County, Washington state, United States of America
- Also known as: “Clealum River” and “Tle-el-lum”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Cle Elum and Cle Elum.
South Cle Elum
Village
South Cle Elum is a town in Kittitas County, Washington, United States. The population was 559 at the 2020 census. South Cle Elum is situated 2½ miles east of Cle Elum River.
Cle Elum
Photo: Jeffrey Pang, CC BY 2.0.
Cle Elum is a city in the North Central Cascades of Washington State. This sawmill and railroad town is a popular base for outdoor recreation. This article also includes the neighboring town of Roslyn, a coal-mining company town that retained enough charm through the years to become an occasional filming location.
Roslyn
Village
Photo: Shakespeare, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Roslyn is a city in Kittitas County, Washington, United States. The population was 950 at the 2020 census. Roslyn is located in the Cascade Mountains, about 80 miles east of Seattle. Roslyn is situated 3 miles north of Cle Elum River.
Cle Elum River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Kittitas, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Western Frisian—“Cle Elum River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Cle Elum”
- Catalan: “Cle Elum”
- Cebuano: “Cle Elum River”
- Croatian: “Cle Elum”
- Dutch: “Cle Elum River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كلى ايلوم”
- French: “Cle Elum River”
- German: “Cle Elum River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Cle Elum”
- Venetian: “Cle Elum”
- Welsh: “Afon Cle Elum”
- Western Frisian: “Cle Elum”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nelson and Ronald.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rothlisberger Mine and Bullfrog Pond.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cle Elum River”. Photo: Wsiegmund, CC BY 2.5.