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Wanawish Portage

Wanawish Portage is a free public kayak and canoe launch on the Yakima River near West Richland, Washington.

Aerial view of the gravel bank and dirt tracks from the highway reaching the water, July 2017
Aerial view of the gravel bank and dirt tracks from the highway reaching the water, July 2017 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map

Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.

At the launch

Type
Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
Fee
Free
Ramp surface
dirt
Coordinates
46.37960, -119.41701

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Conditions

Water level

Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.

USGS gauge YAKIMA RIVER AT KIONA, WA, 9.2 mi from this launch on Yakima River: water level, flow, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On the river

River mile 18.0 on Yakima River · Washington Department of Ecology river miles (USGS and WDFW)

Sources: Washington Department of Ecology river miles (USGS and WDFW).

On Yakima River

River in Washington. All launches on Yakima River.

Community

Where people who use Yakima River talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: tapteal.org: Primitive portage, limited parking.. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.