Lewis River (other)
Lewis River may refer to: * Lewis River (Alaska) *Lewis River (Canterbury), New Zealand * Lewis River (West Coast), New Zealand *Lewis River (Washington) * Lewis River (Wyoming) *the former name of the Snake River in the United States See also * Lewis Bridge (other) * Lewis (other) Lewis may refer to: Names * Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname Music * Lewis (musician), Canadian singer * " Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radioh ...

Lewis River (Canterbury)
The Lewis River is a river in the Canterbury, New Zealand, Canterbury region of New Zealand. The valley of this river forms the southeastern approach to Lewis Pass; the river is thus adjacent to New Zealand State Highway 7, State Highway 7. The Lewis River is a tributary of the Boyle River (New Zealand), Boyle River. The Nina River flows into the Lewis River a few kilometres upstream from the confluence with the Boyle River. Land Information New Zealand lists the name of the river as "not official", i.e. the name is not confirmed by the New Zealand Geographic Board. It was named for the surveyor Henry Lewis (surveyor), Henry Lewis, who discovered the pass in 1860 alongside his colleague Christopher Maling. Later in 1860, the river was named by Julius von Haast during his own expedition; von Haast became the brother-in-law of Lewis' daughter in 1866. See also * List of rivers of New Zealand Footnotes References

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Lewis River (West Coast)
The Lewis River is a tributary of the Heaphy River in New Zealand's Kahurangi National Park. Description The Lewis River is located in the Buller District. It was named for C. Lewis, one of the contractors who built the Heaphy Track in 1886. The Lewis River originates at Mackay Downs, a flat south-west of the Saxon Ridge. It flows into the Heaphy River at Lewis Hut. After the river was encroaching the hut, it was removed and replaced nearby by Lewis Shelter. Land Information New Zealand lists the name of the river as "official", i.e. the name is confirmed by the New Zealand Geographic Board. The Heaphy Track used to cross the Lewis River via a swing bridge near Lewis Hut. This swing bridge was washed away in July 2012. The track was rerouted and from 30 November 2012, it crossed the Heaphy River instead. History Heavy rain in the Buller District in February 2022 caused significant damage. The suspension bridge over the Heaphy River was destroyed. The suspension bridge o ...
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Lewis River (Washington)
The Lewis River is a tributary of the Columbia River, about long, in southwestern Washington (state), Washington in the United States. It drains part of the Cascade Range north of the Columbia River. The drainage basin of the Lewis River covers about . The river's mean annual Discharge (hydrology), discharge is about . Unlike nearby Lewis County, Washington, Lewis County and Fort Lewis (Washington), Fort Lewis the Lewis River was not named for Meriwether Lewis, but rather for A. Lee Lewis, an early pioneer who homesteaded near the mouth of the river. History The first inhabitants of the Lewis drainage were a number of Native American tribes. Tribal listings compiled by anthropologist Verne F. Ray mention a village about upstream from the mouth of the Lewis, which was originally populated by the Cowlitz people, Cowlitz, but transitioned after 1830 to a Klickitat people, Klickitat population. Lewis and Clark Expedition, Lewis and Clark encountered a tribe on the Lewis River that t ...
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Lewis River (Wyoming)
The Lewis River is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 4, 2011 tributary of the Snake River. The entire course of the river is located within the boundaries of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, US. The river is named for Meriwether Lewis, commander of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The Lewis River begins at the southern end of Shoshone Lake and flows southerly approximately to Lewis Lake. This short stretch of the river is the only portion of the river where boating is permitted. The river reemerges at the southern end of Lewis Lake and flows in a general southerly direction through a steep canyon roughly paralleling the south entrance road toward the south entrance of the park. Below Lewis Lake the river passes over several cascades and waterfalls including Lewis Falls. Shortly before leaving the park, the Lewis River merges with the Snake River, changing the course of the Snake southward. The ...
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Snake River
The Snake River is a major river in the interior Pacific Northwest region of the United States. About long, it is the largest tributary of the Columbia River, which is the largest North American river that empties into the Pacific Ocean. Beginning in Yellowstone National Park, western Wyoming, it flows across the arid Snake River Plain of southern Idaho, the rugged Hells Canyon on the borders of Idaho, Oregon and Washington (state), Washington, and finally the rolling Palouse Hills of southeast Washington. It joins the Columbia River just downstream from the Tri-Cities, Washington, in the southern Columbia Plateau, Columbia Basin. The river's Drainage basin, watershed, which drains parts of six U.S. states, is situated between the Rocky Mountains to the north and east, the Great Basin to the south, and the Blue Mountains (Pacific Northwest), Blue Mountains and High Desert (Oregon), Oregon high desert to the west. The region has a long history of volcanism; millions of years ago ...
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Lewis Bridge (other)
Lewis Bridge may refer to: * Lewis Bridge (Missouri River), in Missouri, United States * Lewis Bridge (Keya Paha River), Springview, Nebraska and Wewela, South Dakota, United States See also * Lewis Bandt Bridge * Lewis River (other) * Lewis (other) Lewis may refer to: Names * Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname Music * Lewis (musician), Canadian singer * " Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radioh ...