Wynoochee River

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| image_caption = Wynoochee River, north of Wynoochee Lake

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| subdivision_name3 = Grays Harbor

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| subdivision_name5 = Montesano

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| source1 = Wynoochee Canyon, Olympic Mountains

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| mouth = Montesano, Chehalis River (Washington)

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The Wynoochee River is a {{convert|60|mi|km|adj=on}} long{{cite web |title= Wynoochee River| publisher = The Columbia Gazetteer of North America |url= http://www.bartleby.com/69/67/W04767.html |accessdate = 2009-05-19}} river located in the Olympic Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington.

Etymology

The name Wynoochee comes from the Lower Chehalis placename /xʷənúɬč/,{{cite book|last=Bright|first=William|authorlink=William Bright|title=Native American placenames of the United States|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5XfxzCm1qa4C&pg=PA576|accessdate=6 April 2011|year=2004|publisher=University of Oklahoma Press|isbn=978-0-8061-3598-4|page=576}} meaning "shifting".{{Cite book| last = Majors | first = Harry M. | title = Exploring Washington | publisher = Van Winkle Publishing Co | year = 1975 | page = 73 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CoWrPQAACAAJ| isbn = 978-0-918664-00-6}}

Course

A tributary of the Chehalis River, the Wynoochee River rises in the Olympic Mountains within the Olympic National Park and flows generally south. Its drainage basin is {{convert|218|sqmi|km2}} in area.{{cite web |title= Chehalis River Basin Nonpoint Action Plan - Wynoochee River |publisher= Chehalis River Council |url= http://www.crcwater.org/actplan/09wyn.html |accessdate= 2009-06-05}}

History

File:Maidenhair Falls Wynoochee 01.jpg

The city of Montesano was a recipient of the installation of flood control measures near Montesano's wastewater treatment plant which rests near the river. As part of the Chehalis Basin Strategy, log jacks were placed during 2018-2019 that helped increase the riverbank of the migrating river, which was threatening the plant that during flooding would have inundated the community with sewage runoff. The fortification increased the habitat of aquatic species and extended the operating life of the plant by several decades.{{cite news |author1=The Chronicle staff |title=Chehalis Basin Strategy progress in review: Log jacks protect wastewater treatment plant in Grays Harbor County |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/chehalis-basin-strategy-progress-in-review-log-jacks-protect-wastewater-treatment-plant-in-grays,324294 |access-date=August 28, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=August 25, 2023}}

References

External links

{{GNIS|1528332|Wynoochee River}}

Category:Rivers of Washington (state)

Category:Rivers of Grays Harbor County, Washington