Yakima River
The Yakima River is a tributary of the Columbia River in south central and eastern Washington state, named for the indigenous Yakama people. Lewis and Clark mention in their journals that the Chin-nâm pam called the river Tâpe têtt, possibly from the French tape-tête, meaning "head hit".| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: tributary to the Columbia River in Washington state, United States of America
- Also known as: “Eyakama”, “Eyakemka”, “Nocktosh”, “Skaemena”, “Tap-teil”, “Tapteal”, “Yahinse”, “Yak-e-mah River”, and “Yakama River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Reach Museum and Columbia Center.
Reach Museum
Museum
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The Reach Museum, also known as the Hanford Reach Interpretive Center, is a museum and visitor center for Hanford Reach National Monument located in Richland, Washington.
Columbia Center
Shopping center
Photo: Williamborg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Columbia Center is a shopping mall located in northwestern Kennewick, Washington, owned by Simon Property Group. It is the largest mall in southeastern Washington, with two Macy's stores and JCPenney as its anchors. Columbia Center is situated 2 miles south of Yakima River.
Toyota Center
Stadium
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The Toyota Center is a multi-purpose arena in the northwest United States, located in Kennewick, Washington. Opened 37 years ago in 1988 as the Tri-Cities Coliseum, the arena's name was changed in 2004 to the Three Rivers Coliseum to match the Three Rivers Convention Center, which was built next door in the same year. Toyota Center is situated 2½ miles south of Yakima River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Island View and Richland Y.
Island View
Hamlet
Richland is a city in Benton County, Washington, United States. It is located in southeastern Washington at the confluence of the Yakima and the Columbia Rivers.
Richland Y
Locality
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Richland is a city in Benton County, Washington, United States. It is located in southeastern Washington at the confluence of the Yakima and the Columbia Rivers.
Richland
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Richland is a city of 51,000 people in the Columbia River Plateau, where the Yakima River flows into the Columbia. It is the closest city to the Hanford Nuclear Site, where development of its historic nuclear reactor lead to a large national research lab and a waste remediation effort that is the single largest construction project in the country.
Yakima River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Benton, 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—“Yakima River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Yakima”
- Basque: “Yakima ibaia”
- Belarusian: “Рака Якіма”
- Belarusian: “Якіма”
- Catalan: “Riu Yakima”
- Catalan: “Yakima”
- Cebuano: “Yakima River”
- Chinese: “亚基马河”
- Chinese: “亞基馬河”
- Croatian: “Yakima”
- Dutch: “Yakima River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ياكيما”
- French: “Yakima”
- German: “Yakima River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Yakima”
- Italian: “Yakima”
- Japanese: “ヤキマ川”
- Lithuanian: “Jakima”
- Polish: “Yakima”
- Russian: “Якима (река)”
- Russian: “Якима”
- Ukrainian: “Якіма”
- Venetian: “Yakima”
- Welsh: “Afon Yakima”
- Western Frisian: “Yakima”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bateman Island and Columbia Point.
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