Tri‑Cities Facts
The combined population of Kennewick, Pasco, Richland, and West Richland is 206,240
- The combined population of Benton and Franklin counties is 268,200
- Pasco is the County Seat for Franklin County
- There are ten public golf courses
- There are more than 200 wineries within a one-hour drive
- The Pasco Farmers' Market is the largest open-air fresh produce market in Washington State
- Ice Harbor Dam is the second largest navigational lock in the world
- Home to the tallest treeless mountain in the western hemisphere - Rattlesnake Mountain
- The Hanford Reach is the last free-flowing stretch of the mighty Columbia River
- Three rivers flow through the Tri-Cities: Yakima, Columbia and Snake Rivers
- Kennewick and Richland are located in Benton County; Pasco in Franklin County
- Tri-Cities elevation ranges from 300 feet to 700 feet. With the Rattlesnake Mountain Ridge elevation reaching 3,500 feet.