Stuck River
The Stuck River in Washington State is a former small river that formed the estuary of the White River near Auburn to the Puyallup River near Sumner . The name of the river comes from the Lushootseed word / stéq / meaning “ stoppage ” or from / stəx̣ / - “continuously hollowed out” or “pierced”.
During the late 19th century, farmers in the valley made several attempts to get the floods under control, so that the White River eventually flowed partially over the Stuck River in 1899. In 1906, a severe flood diverted the White River completely into the Stuck River. The entire course of the former Stuck River is now considered the final stretch of the White River, although the name Stuck River still appears on some maps; it is also used for local field names and on land maps for properties by the river.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ William Bright: Native American placenames of the United States . University of Oklahoma Press, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4 , p. 463. Online at Google Books
- ^ Archeology of the White River Valley . White River Journal, A Newsletter of the White River Valley Museum. Retrieved May 31, 2009.
- ↑ stucco . In: Washington Place Names database . Tacoma Public Library. Archived from the original on March 9, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 31, 2009.
Coordinates: 47 ° 12 ′ 9 ″ N , 122 ° 15 ′ 0 ″ W.