#ohanapecosh river

[mountrainiernps]

Mount Rainier, with its glaciers and deep winter snowpack, is the source of many creeks and streams. As the creeks flow down the mountain they merge and grow, eventually joining into powerful rivers. The meeting point where two creeks flow together as one is called their confluence. Sometimes the merge is seamless but sometimes it is more noticeable, as in this photo where one creek is brown with sediment. Eventually the waters mix into the same color as they all continue to flow down the mountain. Have you seen this phenomenon at other river confluences in the park?

NPS Photo of Ohanapecosh River & Chinook Creek, 1981.

[pnw-forest-side]

The Ohanapecosh River making it’s way through the old growth at Mount Rainier National Park.

[emphatic-nomadic]

Ohanapecosh River

[frommylimitedtravels]

Silver Falls - M.R.N.P.

[fireflyunderneathshootingstars]

Silver Falls, Ohanapecosh River, Mount Rainier National Park, WA

[pnw-forest-side]

Low water on the Ohanapecosh - MRNP

[pnw-forest-side]

Along the Ohanapecosh - MRNP

[mountrainiernps]

The Grove of the Patriarchs is known for its massive old-growth trees, but is also home to many other species. Located on an island, the Grove is protected by the Ohanapecosh River. The pools and tributaries that blur the border between island and river also serve as nurseries for young fish.

NPS Gifs ~kl