Cowlitz River
The Cowlitz River is a river in the state of Washington in the United States, a tributary of the Columbia River. Its tributaries drain a large region including the slopes of Mount Rainier, Mount Adams, and Mount St. Helens.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: tributary to the Columbia River in Washington state, United States of America
- Also known as: “Coweliske River”, “Coweliskee River”, “Knight’s River”, “Ta-wa-l-litch”, and “Tawalitch River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Southwest Washington Regional Airport and Lewis and Clark Bridge.
Southwest Washington Regional Airport
Aerodrome
Southwest Washington Regional Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Kelso, in Cowlitz County, Washington, United States.
Lewis and Clark Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Cacophony, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lewis and Clark Bridge is a cantilever bridge that spans the Columbia River between Longview, Washington, and Rainier, Oregon. It is the only bridge over the Columbia between Astoria and Portland. Lewis and Clark Bridge is situated 2½ miles west of Cowlitz River.
North Columbia Academy
School
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North Columbia Academy is a public charter school in Rainier, Oregon, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rainier and Lindbergh.
Rainier
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Rainier is a city in Columbia County, Oregon, United States. The city's population was 1,895 at the 2010 census. Rainier is on the south bank of the Columbia River across from Kelso and Longview, Washington.
Lindbergh
Hamlet
Lindbergh is an unincorporated community in Columbia County, Oregon, United States. It is named in recognition of Charles Lindbergh, world’s greatest hero of the hour. Lindbergh is situated 1½ miles south of Cowlitz River.
Longview
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Longview, the City of Trees, is a city in Southwest Washington State along the Columbia River, and across the Cowlitz River from Kelso. It was established in 1923 by R. A. Long, who intended it to become the "Chicago of the West".
Cowlitz River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Cowlitz, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Cowlitz River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Cowlitz River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Cowlitz”
- Catalan: “Cowlitz”
- Cebuano: “Cowlitz River”
- Chinese: “考利兹河”
- Chinese: “考利茨河”
- Chinese: “考利茲河”
- Dutch: “Cowlitz River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كوليتز”
- French: “Cowlitz River”
- German: “Cowlitz River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Cowlitz”
- Japanese: “カウリッツ川”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Cowlitz River”
- Portuguese: “Rio Cowlitz”
- Russian: “Каулиц”
- Russian: “Коулиц (река)”
- Spanish: “Río Cowlitz”
- Ukrainian: “Ковлитз”
- Venetian: “Cowlitz”
- Welsh: “Afon Cowlitz”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Longview Junction and Vision Acres.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rainier Bar and Cottonwood Island Lower Range.
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