Calawah River facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Calawah River |
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Calawah River, looking upstream from the US Highway 101 bridge
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| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| Region | Clallam County, Washington |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | Olympic Mountains Olympic Peninsula 47°58′14″N 124°20′03″W / 47.97056°N 124.33417°W |
| River mouth | Bogachiel River 26 ft (7.9 m) 47°55′58″N 124°26′51″W / 47.93278°N 124.44750°W |
| Length | 31 mi (50 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Basin size | 160 sq mi (410 km2) |
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The Calawah River is a 31 mi (50 km) tributary of the Bogachiel River in Clallam County in the U.S. state of Washington, on its Olympic Peninsula. Its two major tributaries are the South and North Forks Calawah River. The river drains an unpopulated portion of the low foothills of the Olympic Mountains; its entire watershed consists of virgin forest. The river drains 129 square miles (330 km2) above U.S. Highway 101, which crosses the river about 6.6 miles (10.6 km) upstream of its mouth.
The river's name comes from the Quileute word qàló?wa:, meaning "in between", or "middle river".
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