Priest Rapids
Priest Rapids was a narrow, fast-flowing stretch of the Columbia River, located in the central region of the U.S. state of Washington. It was flooded by the construction of the Priest Rapids Dam in the 1950s.- Rapids
- …lies at an elevation of 489 feet (149 metres)
- Description: Section of the Columbia River in Washington State
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mattawa and Schwana.
Mattawa
Village
Mattawa is an incorporated city in Grant County, Washington, United States. Mattawa is situated 3½ miles east of Priest Rapids.
Priest Rapids
- Category: body of water
- Location
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Latitude
46.75485° or 46° 45′ 18″ north
Longitude
-119.97227° or 119° 58′ 20″ west
Open location code
85R2Q23H+W3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=rapids
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Priest Rapids” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Priest Rapids”
- French: “Priest Rapids”
- French: “rapides de Priest”
- French: “Rapides de Priest”
- German: “Priest Rapids”
- Japanese: “プリースト急流”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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