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Waatch River

FieldValue
nameWaatch River
map_size300
pushpin_mapUSA Washington
pushpin_map_size300
pushpin_map_captionLocation of the mouth of the Waatch River in Washington
subdivision_type1Country
subdivision_name1United States
subdivision_type2State
subdivision_name2Washington
subdivision_type4County
subdivision_name4Clallam
source1Olympic Mountains
source1_coordinates
mouthPacific Ocean
mouth_coordinates

The Waatch River is a stream on the Olympic Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington. It originates in the northwestern Olympic Mountains and empties into the Pacific Ocean through Makah Bay. The name "Waatch" comes from the Makah village name /waʔač'/, said to mean "bundling up cedar to make a torch".

Course

The Waatch River originates in the northwestern portion of Olympic Peninsula in the Makah Reservation. It flows north for several miles to within a mile of Neah Bay. After collecting the tributary Educket Creek the Waatch River turns west. It empties into the Pacific Ocean at northern end of Makah Bay, south of Waatch Point and Cape Flattery, and about a mile north of the mouth of the Sooes River. The Makah Air Force Station is located at the river's mouth.

References

References

  1. {{GNIS. 1531530. Waatch River
  2. General course info from USGS topographic maps accessed via the "GNIS in Google Map" feature of the USGS [[Geographic Names Information System]] website.
  3. Bright, William. (2004). "Native American placenames of the United States". University of Oklahoma Press.
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