Deschutes River
The Deschutes River is a 50-mile-long river in the U.S. state of Washington. The river's course begins in Lewis County. The waterway ends at Budd Inlet where it empties into Puget Sound.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: tributary to Capitol Lake in Thurston and Lewis Counties, Washington state, United States of America
- Also known as: “De Chute River”, “Dus-chut-wit”, “Low-hum”, “Pac-al-ups”, “Pu-kal-bush”, and “To-war-na-hi-ooks”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Washington State Capitol and Hazard Lake.
Washington State Capitol
Government building
Photo: OceanLoop, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Washington State Capitol in Olympia is the home of the government of the state of Washington. It contains the chambers of the Washington State Legislature, offices for the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, and state treasurer.
Hazard Lake
Lake
Hazard Lake is a lake in the U.S. state of Washington. Hazard Lake was named after Hazard Stevens, who operated a farm near the site.
Barnes Lake
Lake
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Barnes Lake is a private lake in the U.S. state of Washington. Barnes Lake has the name of Nelson Barnes, the proprietor of a slaughterhouse at the lakeside.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tumwater and Olympia.
Tumwater
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tumwater is a city in Thurston County, Washington, United States. The population was 25,350 at the 2020 census. The city is situated near where the Deschutes River enters Budd Inlet, the southernmost point of Puget Sound; it also borders the state capital of Olympia to the north.
Olympia
Photo: Brylie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Olympia is the capital of Washington State, and the seat of Thurston County in the South Sound region. The small city of 56,000 has a diverse economic base, and is a breeding ground for alternative culture in the Pacific Northwest, having spawned or influenced many of the region's better-known personalities.
Lacey
Photo: Farwestern, CC BY 3.0.
Lacey is a city in the southern Puget Sound region in the state of Washington. It is just east of Olympia, Washington state's capital.
Deschutes River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Thurston, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Deschutes River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Deschutes”
- Catalan: “Deschutes”
- Cebuano: “Deschutes River”
- Dutch: “Deschutes River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ديشوتيس”
- French: “Deschutes River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Deschutes”
- Italian: “Deschutes River (Washington)”
- Italian: “Deschutes River”
- Japanese: “デシューツ・リヴァー”
- Japanese: “デシューツ川”
- Slovenian: “Deschutes River”
- Slovenian: “Deschutes”
- Slovenian: “reka Deschutes”
- Venetian: “Deschutes”
- Welsh: “Afon Deschutes”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tumwater Falls Dam and Stevens Field.
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