Calawah River
| Calawahl River | ||
 Calawah River from the bridge of US Highway 101 |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 1517218 | |
| location | Washington, United States | |
| River system | Quillayute River | |
| Drain over | Bogachiel River → Quillayute River → Pacific Ocean | |
| origin | Rugged Ridge 47 ° 58 ′ 14 ″ N , 124 ° 20 ′ 3 ″ W. |
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| muzzle | at Forks in the Bogachiel River Coordinates: 47 ° 55 '58 " N , 124 ° 26' 51" W 47 ° 55 '58 " N , 124 ° 26' 51" W.
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| length | 50 km | |
| Catchment area | 334 km² | |
| Drain |
MNQ MQ MHQ |
3.4 m³ / s 30 m³ / s 76.44 m³ / s |
| Small towns | Forks | |
The Calawah River is a river in Clallam County on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state . The 50 kilometer long Calawah River consists of two arms that converge at Forks . The southern arm rises on the southern slopes of the Rugged Ridge , a branch of the Olympic Mountains and flows westward over numerous rapids through the Hoh Rainforest . Its main tributary is the Sitkum River , which is fed by streams from the north side of the Rugged Ridge. The northern arm is fed by numerous spring streams and flows southwest through the Olympic National Forest until the two arms converge about eight kilometers east of Forks . About five kilometers west of Forks the Calawah flows into the Bogachiel River , which in turn flows into the Quillayute River . The name Calawah comes from the Quileute language and means "middle river", which refers to the location of the river between Sol Duc and Bogachiel.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Physical characteristics of selected rivers draining the Olympic Peninsula, Washington. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 13, 2009 ; Retrieved April 26, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Piscatorial Pursuits: Calawah River. Retrieved April 26, 2011 .
