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Missouri River near Cheyenne River — Joseph Whitehouse: September 30, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Sep 30, 1804 · Missouri River near Cheyenne River
"rough water rocked the boat"
Clark: April 20, 1805
William Clark · Apr 20, 1805 · Missouri River near Little Missouri
"so rough proceeded with risque"
Lewis: April 20, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 20, 1805 · Missouri River near Little Missouri
"so high boats nearly swamped"
Lewis: April 24, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 24, 1805 · Missouri River near Yellowstone approach
"rose violently from wind"
Clark: May 1, 1805
William Clark · May 1, 1805 · Missouri River near Porcupine River
"too high for canoes"
Lewis: May 1, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · May 1, 1805 · Missouri River near Porcupine River
"running several feet high"
Clark: May 13, 1805
William Clark · May 13, 1805 · Missouri River Breaks area
"running very high on river"
Canoe Camp on Clearwater River — John Ordway: October 6, 1805
John Ordway · Oct 6, 1805 · Canoe Camp on Clearwater River
"ran high from west wind"
Snake River rapids, near Lewiston — John Ordway: October 10, 1805
John Ordway · Oct 10, 1805 · Snake River rapids, near Lewiston
"not as high as yesterday"
Clark: November 14, 1805
William Clark · Nov 14, 1805 · Columbia estuary, storm-bound, vote on winter camp
"emence waves and swells on river"
Clark: November 15, 1805
William Clark · Nov 15, 1805 · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
"dashed against rocks at point"
Whitehouse Describes the Ocean Coast
Nov 18, 1805 · Columbia River Estuary, Washington
"rolled mountains high on the coast"
Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — Patrick Gass: November 21, 1805
Patrick Gass · Nov 21, 1805 · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
"ran so high could not set out"
Clark: November 22, 1805
William Clark · Nov 22, 1805 · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
"breaking violently against shore into camp"
Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — John Ordway: November 25, 1805
John Ordway · Nov 25, 1805 · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
"so high canoes near filling"
Clark: December 6, 1805
William Clark · Dec 6, 1805 · Building and occupying Fort Clatsop
"very high waves"
— transcribed as Waves
Clark: January 24, 1806
William Clark · Jan 24, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"waves too high to load canoes"
Lewis: January 24, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jan 24, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"too high until sufficiently low"
Clark: February 18, 1806
William Clark · Feb 18, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"ran so high in bay, impeded canoe"
Clark: April 8, 1806
William Clark · Apr 8, 1806 · Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream
"rose immensely high, raged with fury"