The Bureau of Indian Affairs and Yakama Nation are mulling over two designs which aim to reduce fish mortality at the site ...

But the lower portion of the Yakima, between Horn Rapids Dam near Benton City and the mouth of the river where it meets the Columbia at Richland, can provide some pretty darned good bass fishing, too.

Water stargrass has choked much of the lower 43 miles of the Yakima below Prosser to the Columbia River, covering traditional spawning grounds for chinook salmon and forcing them farther upstream ...

Low flows and 100-degree days brought the average daily water temperature in the lower Yakima River near Prosser above 80 degrees for 12 days in July, well above the historical mean average of 69. ...

Kayaking in the Tri Cities of Washington's wine country is a mix of epic cliffs and rolling farm country. Top spots to kayak ...

Elliott also emphasized the importance of focusing on the lower Yakima River, where two-thirds of the water is diverted for irrigation purposes between Wapato and Sunnyside dams, and it’s ...

The state has extended a drought emergency for the third year in a row in the Yakima River Basin. The drought declaration, which began in 2023, covers the Upper Yakima, Lower Yakima and Naches ...

The Yakima River, itself a tributary of the Columbia, is only 210 miles long, one-seventh the Colorado’s length, and lies within a single state, not seven plus Mexico.

A group of five adults was rescued on the Yakima River on Monday evening after their raft began sinking near the Lmuma Creek ...

A ranch property and popular boat launch in the Yakima River Canyon are now in public hands. The Bureau of Land Management announced this week that it has taken ownership of 647 acres in the ...