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Chehalis River (Washington)
The Chehalis River ( ) is a river in Washington in the United States. It originates in several forks in southwestern Washington, flows east, then north, then west, in a large curve, before emptying into Grays Harbor, an estuary of the Pacific Ocean. It was once much larger during the Ice Age when the tongue of the glacial ice sheet covering the Puget Sound terminated near Olympia and glacial runoff formed a large torrent of meltwater. This carved a large oversized valley that is much larger than the current river could have produced. The river's mouth was out near current Westport until rising sea levels at the end of the ice age flooded the broad Chehalis Valley to form a ria, known today as Grays Harbor. Course The Chehalis River begins at the confluence of the West Fork Chehalis River and East Fork Chehalis River, in southwestern Lewis County. From there the Chehalis flows north and east, collecting tributary streams that drain the Willapa Hills and other low mountains o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satsop River
The Satsop River is a stream in the U.S. state of Washington. It has three main tributary forks, the East Fork, West Fork, and Middle Fork Satsop Rivers. The main stem Satsop River is formed by the confluence of the West and East Forks. The Middle Fork is a tributary of the East Fork. The three forks are much longer than the main stem Satsop itself, which flows south from the confluence only a few miles to join the Chehalis River near Satsop, Washington. Other significant tributaries include the Canyon River and Little River, both tributaries of the West Fork Satsop, and Decker Creek, a tributary of the East Fork Satsop River. The Satsop River's major tributaries originate in the Olympic Mountains and its southern foothills, the Satsop Hills, within Grays Harbor and Mason counties. Most of the Satsop River's watershed consists of heavily wooded hill lands. The upper tributaries extend into Olympic National Forest, approaching but not quite reaching Olympic National Park. The Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westport, Washington
Westport is a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. It had a population of 2,213 at the 2020 census. Westport is located on a peninsula on the south side of the entrance to Grays Harbor from the Pacific Ocean. The public Westport Marina is the largest marina on the outer coast of the United States's Pacific Northwest. The marina is home to a large commercial fishing fleet and several recreational charter fishing vessels. A summer-only passenger ferry, discontinued in 2008, previously connected the town to Ocean Shores, across the mouth of the harbor to the north. It is home to the Washington Tuna Classic ,which happens each August. History Westport was officially incorporated on June 26, 1914. Names for the area in the past include Peterson's Point, Chehalis City, and Fort Chehalis. The latter name is for a U.S. Army fort established in 1860 before the town was founded, "ts-a-lis" is the Lower Chehalis word for Westport, meaning "place of sand". Early exp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoquiam River
The Hoquiam River is a stream in the U.S. state of Washington. It has three main tributaries, the East Fork, West Fork, and Middle Fork Hoquiam Rivers. The main stem Hoquiam River is formed by the confluence of the West and East Forks. The Middle Fork is a tributary of the West Fork. Most of the river's watershed lies within the Weyerhaeuser Twin Harbors Tree Farm. The City of Hoquiam owns of the watershed, including reservoirs on Davis Creek and the West Fork Hoquiam River. This reserve system serves as the source to meet Hoquiam's municipal water needs. Along with neighboring watersheds, the Hoquiam River flows through one of the most biomass-productive zones in the world and an important forestry region. Most of the original and second-growth forests have been cut. Douglas-fir plantations have been established through the area. Its name comes from a Native American word meaning "hungry for wood", so named from the great amount of driftwood at the mouth of the river. Course ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoquiam, Washington
Hoquiam ( ) is a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. It borders the city of Aberdeen at Myrtle Street, with Hoquiam to the west. The two cities share a common economic history in lumbering and exporting, but Hoquiam has maintained its independent identity. It shares a long rivalry with its more populated neighbor, especially in high school sports. Hoquiam (Ho'-kwee-um, or Ho-kwim, to natives) was incorporated on May 21, 1890. Its name comes from a Native-American word meaning "hungry for wood", from the great amount of driftwood at the mouth of the Hoquiam River. The population was 8,776 at the 2020 census. History One of the first logging operations in Hoquiam was established by Ed Campbell in 1872.Van Syckle, Ed. A Brief Historical Sketch of Grays Harbor Washington. Chambers of Commerce of Hoquiam and Aberdeen, Washington, 1942. About 10 years later, Captain Asa M. Simpson, a Pacific Coast mariner and businessman in the lumber industry from San Francisco, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wishkah River
The Wishkah River is a tributary of the Chehalis River in the U.S. state of Washington. Approximately long, the river drains a remote rural area of approximately in Grays Harbor County along the Washington coast north of Aberdeen. It flows south through the county and empties into the Chehalis at Aberdeen. The name "Wishkah" is an adaptation of the Chehalis word ''hwish-kahl'', meaning "stinking water". In popular culture Nirvana The Nirvana song "Something in the Way" refers to the experiences of lead singer Kurt Cobain while living under a bridge on the river after dropping out of high school and being kicked out of his mother's home. According to his biographer Charles R. Cross, however, this was largely a myth created by Cobain himself. One third of his cremated remains were scattered in the river after his death. '' From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah'' is a live album compiled by the band. It was released on October 1, 1996, two and a half years after Cobain's death, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montesano, Washington
Montesano is a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, Grays Harbor County, Washington (state), Washington, United States. The population was 4,138 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the county seat of Grays Harbor County. History Medcalf Prairie According to Edwin Van Syckle, a portion of the present-day town of Montesano was first platted in 1870 by Samuel Henry Williams, who purchased land in what was known as Medcalf Prairie, named after the early settler William Medcalf. At about the same time, surveyor Charles Newton Byles bought a farm from Walter King on the present-day site of Montesano on April 9, 1870, and later platted three blocks on the west side of Main Street.Edwin Van Syckle (1982). ''The River Pioneers-Early Days on Grays Harbor''. Pacific Search Press. The town of Montesano was born, but it was not incorporated until November 26, 1883, by the Washington Territorial Legislature. South Montesano Prior to that time, the name ''Montesano'' was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Mountains
The Olympic Mountains are a mountain range on the Olympic Peninsula of the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The mountains, part of the Pacific Coast Ranges, are not especially high – Mount Olympus is the highest at ; however, the eastern slopes rise out of Puget Sound from sea level and the western slopes are separated from the Pacific Ocean by the low-lying wide Pacific Ocean coastal plain. The western slopes are the wettest place in the 48 contiguous states. Most of the mountains are protected within the bounds of Olympic National Park and adjoining segments of the Olympic National Forest. The mountains are located in western Washington in the United States, spread out across four counties: Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson and Mason. Physiographically, they are a section of the larger Pacific Border province, which is in turn a part of the larger Pacific Mountain System. Geography The Olympics have the form of a cluster of steep-sided peaks surrounded by heavily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wynoochee River
The Wynoochee River is a long river located in the Olympic Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington. A tributary of the Chehalis River, the Wynoochee River rises in the Olympic Mountains within the Olympic National Park and flows generally south. Its drainage basin is in area. The name Wynoochee comes from the Lower Chehalis placename ''/xʷənúɬč/'', meaning "shifting". See also *List of Washington rivers *Wynoochee Dam The Wynoochee Dam is north of Montesano, Washington. It is owned by the city of Aberdeen, Washington, and was built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in 1972. The dam regulates the flow of the Wynoochee River, creating Wynoochee Re ... * Grays Harbor County References External links * Rivers of Washington (state) Rivers of Grays Harbor County, Washington {{Washington-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chehalis Gap
The Chehalis Gap is a gap in the Coast Range of Washington state between the southernmost foothills of the Olympic Mountains called the Satsop Hills, and the Willapa Hills. The gap is a major geographic feature of the northwestern United States. Other geographic features in the gap include Chehalis River, Grays Harbor, and Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge in its estuary. U.S. Route 12 runs through the gap from Elma near Capitol State Forest to Aberdeen on Grays Harbor near the coast, paralleled by the former U.S. Route 410 and Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad. Formation The broad valley in the gap is considered outsized for the river it now carries, the Chehalis River, theorized to be due to its enlargement during the Pleistocene ice age when it carried meltwater from mile-high glaciers in what is now Puget Sound. Climate and meteorology The gap is responsible for climate and meteorological effects in Puget Sound region, including the Puget Sound Convergence Zone, marin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black River (Chehalis River)
The Black River is a river in Thurston County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is approximately long with a drainage basin of about . The Black River's source is Black Lake, located about west of Tumwater. The river flows generally south, through the Mima Mounds State Natural Area, then southwest, passing by Rochester and entering Grays Harbor County, then emptying into the Chehalis River in the Chehalis Indian Reservation.Course info mainly from: an/ref> The fur trader John Work was the first to describe the Black River in 1824: "The Black River so named from the colour of its water ... A great many dead salmon are in the river, and many that are just alive and barely able to move through the water." The Black River Unit of the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge extends about 5 miles (8 km) along the river immediately south of Black Lake. See also * List of rivers in Washington This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Washington. By drainage basin This list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skookumchuck River
The Skookumchuck River is a long river located in southwest Washington, United States. It is a tributary of the Chehalis River and thence to the Pacific Ocean. The Skookumchuck Dam was built in 1970, creating the Skookumchuck Reservoir. The dam provides water supply for the 1400-megawatt Centralia Steam Electric Plant and supplements flows for fish resources. The river begins with several tributaries in the Snoqualmie National Forest in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, and flows west past the town of Bucoda, Washington to its confluence with the Chehalis River near Centralia, Washington. The name ''Skookumchuck'' derives from Chinook Jargon: in this context, "rapids". The word ''skookum'' means "strong", and ''chuck'' means "water". See also *List of Washington rivers *List of Chinook Jargon placenames The following is a listing of placenames from the Chinook Jargon, generally from the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta, the Canadian Yukon Territor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newaukum River
The Newaukum River is a tributary of the Chehalis River in the U.S. state of Washington. It has three main branches, the North Fork, South Fork, and Middle Fork Newaukum Rivers. The length of the three forks and the mainstem river is . The river's name comes from the Upper Chehalis word ''náwaqwəm'', meaning "big prairie". Mainstem Formed by the confluence of the North and South Forks in Newaukum Prairie, the mainstem Newaukum River flows generally west and north. After , near the city of Chehalis, the Newaukum River empties into the Chehalis River, at Chehalis river mile 75.2.Course info for the mainstem and forks mainly from USGS topographic maps South Fork The South Fork Newaukum River originates at Newaukum Lake in the Cascade Range, at . It flows generally west. It exits the mountains and enters broad valleys and prairie lands, flowing by the community of Onalaska. The river turns north in Newaukum Prairie and joins the North Fork to form the mainstem Newaukum River. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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