Wolf Fork (Touchet River tributary)
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| pushpin_map_caption= Location of the mouth of the Wolf Fork in Washington
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| subdivision_name2 = Washington
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| subdivision_name3 = Columbia
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| length = {{convert|16.1|mi|km|abbr=on}}United States Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed February 18, 2024
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| source1 = Blue Mountains
| source1_location = Umatilla National Forest
| source1_coordinates= {{coord|46|04|48|N|117|53|55|W}}{{cite gnis|id=1509603|name=Wolf Fork|entrydate=September 10, 1979|accessdate=February 19, 2024}}
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| mouth = North Fork Touchet River
| mouth_location = South of Dayton
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The Wolf Fork is a {{convert|16.1|mi|km|adj=on}} long headwater stream of the Touchet River in Columbia County, Washington. Draining off the northern Blue Mountains from in between {{convert|5682|ft|m|adj=on}} Griffin Peak and Ski Bluewood, it flows north through a narrow valley along the eastern side of Newby Mountain.{{Cite web |url=https://topoquest.com/map-detail.php?usgs_cell_id=11614|title=U.S. Geological Survey Topographic Map: Deadman Peak, Washington quad |author=U.S. Geological Survey |publisher=TopoQuest |access-date=February 18, 2024}} At the small cabin community of Mountain Home Park, it is joined from the left by Robinson Fork.{{Cite web |url=https://topoquest.com/map-detail.php?usgs_cell_id=38149|title=U.S. Geological Survey Topographic Map: Robinette Mountain, Washington quad |author=U.S. Geological Survey |publisher=TopoQuest |access-date=February 18, 2024}} It continues north to join the North Fork Touchet River, which joins with the South Fork Touchet River another {{convert|5|mi|km}} downstream to form the Touchet River near Dayton.{{Cite web |url=https://topoquest.com/map-detail.php?usgs_cell_id=11498|title=U.S. Geological Survey Topographic Map: Dayton, Washington quad |author=U.S. Geological Survey |publisher=TopoQuest |access-date=February 18, 2024}}
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