<p>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_River" class="extiw" title="w:American River">American River</a> is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/tributary" class="extiw" title="w:tributary">tributary</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumping_River" class="extiw" title="w:Bumping River">Bumping River</a>, in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington" class="extiw" title="w:Washington">Washington</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" class="extiw" title="w:United States">United States</a>. It flows down the east side of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascade_Range" class="extiw" title="w:Cascade Range">Cascade Range</a>, through <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wenatchee_National_Forest" class="extiw" title="w:Wenatchee National Forest">Wenatchee National Forest</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_O._Douglas_Wilderness" class="extiw" title="w:William O. Douglas Wilderness">William O. Douglas Wilderness</a>.
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From its source at American Lake, it flows north for several miles, picking up its tributary the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainier_Fork_American_River" class="extiw" title="w:Rainier Fork American River">Rainier Fork American River</a>, which flows east down from the vicinity of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinook_Pass" class="extiw" title="w:Chinook Pass">Chinook Pass</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_State_Route_410" class="extiw" title="w:Washington State Route 410">State Route 410</a> crossing Chinook Pass from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Rainier_National_Park" class="extiw" title="w:Mount Rainier National Park">Mount Rainier National Park</a>, then follows the Rainier Fork and the American River valleys.
<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Williamborg" title="User:Williamborg">Williamborg</a> 04:10, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
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