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The Dewatto River is a stream in the
The Dewatto River originates in western Kitsap Peninsula near the town of
Port of Dewatto
Rivers of Washington (state) Rivers of Kitsap County, Washington Rivers of Mason County, Washington {{Washington-river-stub
U.S. state
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of Washington
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* Washington (state), United States
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. It originates in western Kitsap Peninsula
The Kitsap Peninsula () lies west of Seattle across Puget Sound, in Washington state in the Pacific Northwest. Hood Canal separates the peninsula from the Olympic Peninsula on its west side. The peninsula, a.k.a. "Kitsap", encompasses all of Kits ...
and flows south, emptying into Hood Canal
Hood Canal is a fjord forming the western lobe, and one of the four main basins,Geographic Names Information System
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website. The name "Dewatto" comes from the Twana
Twana is the collective name for a group of nine Coast Salish peoples in the northern-mid Puget Sound region, most of whom are extinct or are now subsumed into other groups and organized tribes. The Skokomish are the main surviving group and sel ...
placename '' uʔwátaxʷ', which implies the presence of spirits causing mental derangement near the stream's mouth.
Course
The Dewatto River originates in western Kitsap Peninsula near the town of Holly
''Ilex'' (), or holly, is a genus of over 570 species of flowering plants in the family Aquifoliaceae, and the only living genus in that family. ''Ilex'' has the most species of any woody dioecious angiosperm genus. The species are evergreen o ...
. It flows south and slightly west, approximately parallel to Hood Canal, then turns west to enter Hood Canal at Dewatto Bay.
See also
*List of rivers of Washington
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Washington.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin. Respective tributaries are indented under each larger stream's name and are ordered downstream to upstream.
Fraser River (Britis ...
References
External links
Port of Dewatto
Rivers of Washington (state) Rivers of Kitsap County, Washington Rivers of Mason County, Washington {{Washington-river-stub