Mima Creek

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Mima Creek
Mima Creek
EtymologyNative American language, meaning "a little further along" or "downstream"
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • location Capitol State Forest
Basin features
River system Black River
WaterfallsMima Falls

Mima Creek is a stream in Thurston County in the U.S. state of Washington. [1] It is a tributary to the Black River. [2] The upper course of Mima Creek contains the Mima Falls, a waterfall. [3] [2]

"Mima" is a name derived from a Native American language meaning "a little further along" [2] or "downstream". [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mima Creek
  2. 1 2 3 "Thurston County Place Names: A Heritage Guide" (PDF). Thurston County Historical Commission. 1992. p. 52. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mima Falls
  4. ↑ Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 284. ISBN   978-0-8061-3598-4. ...'downstrem', from Lower Chinook

46°51′16″N123°05′00″W / 46.85444°N 123.08333°W / 46.85444; -123.08333


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