Wishram, WA

Wishram is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Klickitat County, Washington, United States. The 2020 census counted 366 residents. The site of the historic Celilo Falls is nearby. The community was originally named "Fallbridge"; it was changed to "Wishram" to honor the Wishram tribe of Native Americans. That mix gives Wishram a clear local shape within Washington, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. The Dalles Dam, 9 miles downstream on the Columbia River, was completed in 1957, and began filling Lake Celilo. Wishram is located in southern Klickitat County, sitting on the north bank of the Columbia River. State Route 14 runs east–west through the community, traveling west towards Vancouver and Dallesport and east towards Maryhill; it intersects with two U.S. highways that provide access to Oregon via bridges over the Columbia River.