Lackamas Creek

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Lackamas Creek
Lackamas Creek
Etymology Camassia
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • right Nisqually River

Lackamas Creek is a stream in Thurston County in the U.S. state of Washington. [1] It is a tributary to the Nisqually River. [2]

The name "Lackamas" is derived from that of the native camas plant, a food source of Native Americans. [2] The name sometimes is spelled "Lacamas Creek". [1]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lackamas Creek
  2. 1 2 "Thurston County Place Names: A Heritage Guide" (PDF). Thurston County Historical Commission. 1992. p. 42. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

46°52′01″N122°29′28″W / 46.86694°N 122.49111°W / 46.86694; -122.49111


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