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The '''Wishkah River''' is a tributary of the [[Chehalis River (Washington)|Chehalis River]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Washington (state)|Washington]]. Approximately {{convert|40|mi|km}} long,<ref name=gaz>{{cite web |title= Wishkah River| publisher = The Columbia Gazetteer of North America |url= http://www.bartleby.com/69/17/W03917.html |accessdate = 2009-05-19}}</ref> the river drains a remote rural area of approximately {{convert|102|sqmi|km2}}<ref name=crc>{{cite web |title= Chehalis River Basin Nonpoint Action Plan - Wishkah River |publisher= Chehalis River Council |url= http://www.crcwater.org/actplan/10wish.html |accessdate= 2009-06-05}}</ref> in [[Grays Harbor County, Washington|Grays Harbor County]] along the Washington coast north of [[Aberdeen, Washington|Aberdeen]]. It flows south through the county and empties into the Chehalis at Aberdeen. |
The '''Wishkah River''' is a tributary of the [[Chehalis River (Washington)|Chehalis River]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Washington (state)|Washington]]. Approximately {{convert|40|mi|km}} long,<ref name=gaz>{{cite web |title= Wishkah River| publisher = The Columbia Gazetteer of North America |url= http://www.bartleby.com/69/17/W03917.html |accessdate = 2009-05-19}}</ref> the river drains a remote rural area of approximately {{convert|102|sqmi|km2}}<ref name=crc>{{cite web |title= Chehalis River Basin Nonpoint Action Plan - Wishkah River |publisher= Chehalis River Council |url= http://www.crcwater.org/actplan/10wish.html |accessdate= 2009-06-05}}</ref> in [[Grays Harbor County, Washington|Grays Harbor County]] along the Washington coast north of [[Aberdeen, Washington|Aberdeen]]. It flows south through the county and empties into the Chehalis at Aberdeen. |
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The name "Wishkah" is an adaptation of the [[Chehalis |
The name "Wishkah" is an adaptation of the [[Lower Chehalis people|Chehalis]] word ''hwish-kahl'', meaning "stinking water".<ref>{{cite book |last= Phillips |first= James W. |title= Washington State Place Names |url= https://archive.org/details/washingtonstatep00phil |url-access= registration |year= 1971 |publisher= University of Washington Press |isbn= 0-295-95158-3}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OFVOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4e4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6845%2C4107045 | title=Unusual names, odd spellings found in Washington | work=The Spokesman-Review | date=Dec 24, 1977 | accessdate=20 May 2015 | pages=A12}}</ref> |
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==Association with Nirvana== |
==Association with Nirvana== |
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Latest revision as of 17:37, 15 November 2024
The Wishkah River is a tributary of the Chehalis River in the U.S. state of Washington. Approximately 40 miles (64 km) long,[1] the river drains a remote rural area of approximately 102 square miles (260 km2)[2] in Grays Harbor County along the Washington coast north of Aberdeen. It flows south through the county and empties into the Chehalis at Aberdeen.
The name "Wishkah" is an adaptation of the Chehalis word hwish-kahl, meaning "stinking water".[3][4]
Association with Nirvana
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While living under a bridge on the river after dropping out of high school and being kicked out of the family home, Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain wrote the song "Something in the Way" about the experience. According to biographer Charles R. Cross, however, this was largely a myth created by Cobain. One third of Cobain's ashes were scattered in the river after his death.[citation needed] From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah is a live album released by Nirvana on October 1, 1996, two and a half years after Cobain's death.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Wishkah River". The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- ^ "Chehalis River Basin Nonpoint Action Plan - Wishkah River". Chehalis River Council. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
- ^ Phillips, James W. (1971). Washington State Place Names. University of Washington Press. ISBN 0-295-95158-3.
- ^ "Unusual names, odd spellings found in Washington". The Spokesman-Review. Dec 24, 1977. pp. A12. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
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