Impach, Washington is an unincorporated populated place in east central Ferry County, WashingtonUSGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), ''Impach, Washington''
/ref> on the Colville Indian Reservation. It is located within the

Inchelium Inchelium ( oka, N̓čaʔlíwm̓) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Ferry County, Washington, United States on the Colville Indian Reservation. The population was 431 at the 2020 Census. Inchelium was relocated from an earlier site in the ear ...

CDP.

Etymology

The community's name means "white lake" in the Salishan dialect of the San Poil tribe,Tacoma Public Library, ''Washington Place Names Database''
: "Impach" likely a reference to Camille Lake located about north.

History

Historically, Impach has been the site of traditional Native American dance ceremonies by members of the confederated tribes.Washington State University Libraries Digital Collection, ''State history. Native Americans. Celebrations, picnics & pow wows''. 1937-01-22
, newspaper articleWashington State University Libraries Digital Collection, ''State history. Native Americans. Ceremonies.'' 1937-01-28
, newspaper article Gold was discovered in Ferry County in 1896 and several gold mines operated in the Impach area as late as the 1950s, including the nearby Gold Twenty Mine which produced lode gold, lead, and silver. During the early 1930s, a predecessor of the Works Progress Administration established a small

logging Logging is the process of cutting, processing, and moving trees to a location for transport. It may include skidding, on-site processing, and loading of trees or logs onto trucks or skeleton cars. Logging is the beginning of a supply chain ...

operation in Impach, which brought some unemployed families to the area at the height of the

Great Depression The Great Depression (19291939) was an economic shock that impacted most countries across the world. It was a period of economic depression that became evident after a major fall in stock prices in the United States. The economic contagio ...

. A United States post office operated at Impach, Washington, from 1922 to 1954.Jim Forte Postal History: Post Office, Washington, Ferry County: Impach (1922-1954)
/ref> The scenic valley is primarily grazing land today.

Geography

Impach is located at the mouth of a long coulee in rural Seylor Valley approximately west of

on County Highway 2, also known as Bridge Creek Road.Impach, Washington WA Community Profile / Ferry County, WA Data
/ref> Two prominent summits, Stranger Mountain, , and Monument Butte, , overlook Impach less than to the south.AnyplaceAmerica.com, Topographic Map Search: ''Impach, Washington''
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References

External links

Flickriver, ''United States/Washington/Impach''
photos of Impach and the Seylor Valley
Panoramio
aerial photos of Impach and vicinity {{Ferry County, Washington Populated places in Ferry County, Washington Populated places in the Okanagan Country