 the klickitat river is a tributary of the columbia river, approximately  long, 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. in 1986,  of the river were designated wild and scenic from the confluence with wheeler creek, near the town of pitt, to the confluence with the columbia river.wild and scenic klickitat river - national wild and scenic rivers system ==course== the klickitat river rises in the high cascades near tieton peak, in northwestern [[yakima county, washington|
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