The Cowlitz carries meltwater from three glacier-capped volcanos toward the Columbia River and the Washington-Oregon border at Longview, Washington. “We're ground zero for the smelt,” Iyall said.

Jun. 30—Early Sunday morning, members of the Lewis County Sheriff's Office Swiftwater Rescue Team responded to a call regarding a stranded vessel on the Cowlitz River, approximately 1 mile ...

Jul. 8—An 11-year-old Tacoma boy drowned in the Cowlitz River in Randle Saturday, July 6, after falling off a paddleboard and being swept under a logjam, according to the Lewis County Sheriff's ...

LONGVIEW — This year’s Cowlitz River smelt dipping season went out a lot like it started: without much happening. The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife said Friday that no one ...

LONGVIEW — This year’s Cowlitz River recreational smelt dip-fishing season kicked off Wednesday almost totally without its two most important elements: smelt and people dipping for them.