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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mattawa and Desert Aire.
Mattawa
Village
Photo: Williamborg, Public domain.
Mattawa is an incorporated city in Grant County, Washington, United States. The population was 3,335 at the 2020 census. Mattawa is situated 3½ miles east of Priest Rapids.
Desert Aire
Village
Desert Aire is a census-designated place in Grant County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,288 at the 2020 census up from 1,626 at the 2010 census. Desert Aire is situated 6 miles southeast of Priest Rapids.
Priest Rapids
- Type: Rapids
- Description: Section of the Columbia River in Washington State
- Category: body of water
- Location: Kittitas, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
46.75485° or 46° 45′ 18″ northLongitude
-119.97227° or 119° 58′ 20″ westElevation
489 feet (149 metres)Open location code
85R2Q23H+W3OpenStreetMap ID
node 356542316OpenStreetMap 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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