Calawah River

The Calawah River is a 31 mi (50 km)^[2] tributary of the Bogachiel River in Clallam County in the U.S. state of Washington, on its Olympic Peninsula.^[3] Its two major tributaries are the South and North Forks Calawah River.^[4] The river drains an unpopulated portion of the low foothills of the Olympic Mountains; its entire watershed consists of virgin forest.^[5] The river drains 129 square miles (330 km²) above U.S. Highway 101, which crosses the river about 6.6 miles (10.6 km) upstream of its mouth.^[6]

Calawah River
Calawah River, looking upstream from the US Highway 101 bridge
Location
Country	United States
State	Washington
Region	Clallam County, Washington
Physical characteristics
Source	Olympic Mountains
• location	Olympic Peninsula
• coordinates	47°58′14″N 124°20′03″W
Mouth	Bogachiel River
• coordinates	47°55′58″N 124°26′51″W
• elevation	26 ft (7.9 m)
Length	31 mi (50 km)
Basin size	160 sq mi (410 km2)
Discharge
• location	USGS gage 12043000 at river mile 6.6, near Forks, WA[1]
• average	1,048 cu ft/s (29.7 m3/s)[1]
• minimum	15 cu ft/s (0.42 m3/s)
• maximum	38,100 cu ft/s (1,080 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	South Fork Calawah River
• right	North Fork Calawah River

The river's name comes from the Quileute word qàló?wa:, meaning "in between",^[7] or "middle river".^[8]

The highway 101 bridge over the Calawah River, near Forks, Washington

See also

• List of rivers of Washington (state)
• Quillayute River
• Sol Duc River