Skookumchuck River (Wash.)
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- Work cat.: Geological Survey (U.S.). Plan and profile, Skookumchuck River, Washington, 1943.
- GNIS, Sept. 23, 2002(Skookumchuck River, stream, Wash., Lewis and Thurston Co.)
- Columbia gaz. of No. Amer., via WWW, Sept. 23, 2002(Skookumchuck River, c.45 mi/72 km long, W Wash.; rises in sect. of Mt. Baker Snoqualmie Natl. Forest, N central Lewis co.; flows NW, then generally W, through Skookumchuck Reservoir, past Bucoda, entering Chehalis R. at Centralia)
- Wash. place names database, via WWW, Sept. 23, 2002(Skookumchuck River - The Skookumchuck River rises near Huckleberry Mountain in north central Lewis County and flows northwest into Thurston County, then west and southwest to the Chehalis River at Centralia in Lewis County. Its total length is about 33 miles.)
Wikipedia description:
The Skookumchuck River is a 45-mile (72 km) long river located in southwest Washington, United States. It is a tributary of the Chehalis River, which is the largest drainage basin located entirely within the state. The name, Skookumchuck, is derived from Chinook Jargon meaning "strong water" or rapids. The river is home to an earthen embankment, the Skookumchuck Dam, which holds the Skookumchuck Reservoir, the largest water bank in the state. The waters are not for public use though the Quinault Indian Nation retains treaty rights in the dam's basin. The dam and reservoir are under the oversight of TransAlta and is of use to the company's coal plant in the Hanaford Valley which is slated to close in 2025. The river has lost measurable aquatic and vegetative habitats due to both the dam and farming activity in the watershed. An ecosystem restoration project was established in 2024 to improve the waterway's biome.
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