Hamma Hamma River

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Hamma Hamma River
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Location of the mouth of the Hamma Hamma River in Washington
Location
Country United States
State Washington
County Mason
Physical characteristics
Source Olympic Mountains
 - coordinates 47°34′1″N123°19′5″W / 47.56694°N 123.31806°W / 47.56694; -123.31806 [1]
River mouth Hood Canal
 - coordinates 47°32′44″N123°2′30″W / 47.54556°N 123.04167°W / 47.54556; -123.04167 Coordinates: 47°32′44″N123°2′30″W / 47.54556°N 123.04167°W / 47.54556; -123.04167 [1]
Discharge 
 - locationnear Eldon [2]
 - minimum39 cu ft/s (1.1 m3/s)
 - average364.4 cu ft/s (10.32 m3/s) [2]
 - maximum6,010 cu ft/s (170 m3/s)

The Hamma Hamma River is a river on the Olympic Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington. It rises near Mount Washington in the Olympic Mountains within the Olympic National Park and drains to Hood Canal and thence to the Pacific Ocean.

Olympic Peninsula peninsula

The Olympic Peninsula is the large arm of land in western Washington that lies across Puget Sound from Seattle, and contains Olympic National Park. It is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean, the north by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the east by Hood Canal. Cape Alava, the westernmost point in the contiguous United States, and Cape Flattery, the northwesternmost point, are on the peninsula. Comprising about 3600 square miles, the Olympic Peninsula contained many of the last unexplored places in the Contiguous United States. It remained largely unmapped until Arthur Dodwell and Theodore Rixon mapped most of its topography and timber resources between 1898 and 1900.

U.S. state constituent political entity of the United States

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Washington (state) State of the United States of America

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The name Hamma Hamma comes from a Twana village once located at the river's mouth and called Hab'hab, referring to a reed that grows along the river's banks. [3]

Skokomish people

The Skokomish are one of nine tribes of the Twana, a Native American people of western Washington state in the United States. The tribe lives along Hood Canal, a fjord-like inlet on the west side of the Kitsap Peninsula and the Puget Sound basin. Historically the Twana were hunters, fishers, and gatherers who had a nomadic lifestyle during the warmer months, while living in more permanent homes during the winter months.

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Hamma Hamma Balds Natural Area Preserve

Hamma Hamma Balds is a Washington state Natural Area Preserve. It is located in the eastern foothills of the Olympic Mountains in Mason County, above the Hamma Hamma River and adjacent to Olympic National Forest. The term "balds" refers to rocky outcroppings in the heavy forest. The preserve totals 957 acres (387 ha).

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Mount Skokomish is a 6,434 ft mountain summit in the Olympic Mountains and is located in Mason County of Washington state. It is situated on the shared boundary of Olympic National Park with Mount Skokomish Wilderness, and is the highest point of the wilderness. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Stone, 1.66 mi (2.67 km) to the northeast. It is visible on the Olympic skyline from as far away as Seattle. Mt. Skokomish has three summits, the south peak being the highest. Precipitation runoff drains into the Hamma Hamma River and Skokomish River. Like the river, the mountain's name honors the Skokomish people.

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hamma Hamma River
  2. 1 2 "Historical data, water years 1951-1971, for USGS gage 12054500, Hamma Hamma River near Eldon, WA". USGS . Retrieved 3 August 2009.
  3. ↑ Phillips, James W. (1971). Washington State Place Names. University of Washington Press. ISBN   0-295-95158-3.


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