Calawah River
| Calawah River | |
| River | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Washington |
| Region | Clallam County, Washington |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | South Fork Calawah River |
| - right | North Fork Calawah River |
| Source | Olympic Mountains |
| - location | Olympic Peninsula |
| - coordinates | 47°58′14″N 124°20′03″W / 47.97056°N 124.33417°W |
| Mouth | Bogachiel River |
| - elevation | 26 ft (8 m) |
| - coordinates | 47°55′58″N 124°26′51″W / 47.93278°N 124.44750°WCoordinates: 47°55′58″N 124°26′51″W / 47.93278°N 124.44750°W |
| Length | 31 mi (50 km) |
| Basin | 160 sq mi (414 km2) |
| Discharge | for USGS gage 12043000 at river mile 6.6, near Forks, WA |
| - average | 1,048 cu ft/s (30 m3/s) |
| - max | 38,100 cu ft/s (1,079 m3/s) |
| - min | 15 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) |
The Calawah River is a 31 mi (50 km) tributary of the Bogachiel River in Clallam County in the U.S. state of Washington, on its Olympic Peninsula. Its two major tributaries are the South and North Forks Calawah River. The river drains an unpopulated portion of the low foothills of the Olympic Mountains; its entire watershed consists of virgin forest. 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.
The river's name comes from the Quileute word qàló?wa:, meaning "in between", or "middle river".
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