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Grays River - Definition and Overview

The Grays River is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately 20 mi (32 km) long, in southwestern Washington in the United States. One of the lowest tributaries of the Columbia on the Washington side, it drains a area of low hills north of the mouth of the river.

It rises in the eastern Willapa Hills in southwestern Pacific County. It flows generally southwest across western Wahkiakum County, past the town of Grays River. It enters the Columbia from the north approximately 5 mi (8 km) southwest of Grays River in the broad portion of its tidal estuary approximately 15 mi (24 km) upstream from its mouth.

The river is a popular destination for whitewater rafting and kayaking.


Grays River is also the name of a small river in New Zealand.

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