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The Klickitat River is a tributary of the Columbia River , approximately 75 mi (120 km), in south-central Washington in the United States . It drains a rugged Plateau area on the eastern side of the Cascade Range northeast of Portland, Oregon . It rises in the high Cascades near Tieton Peak , in northwestern Yakima County , in a remote corner of the Yakama Indian Reservation . It flows southeast, then generally south across the Lincoln Plateau . It enters northern Klickitat County , and Meander s south through steep canyons. It enters the Columbia from the north at Lyle , approximately 10 mi (16 km) NNW of The Dalles, Oregon . Washington State Highway 142 follows the lower 15 mi (24 km) of the river. The river is bridged by Washington State Highway 14 at its mouth. SEE ALSO |
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