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The river was once called the North Fork of the White River. Forest Service supervisor A.H. Sylvester changed the name to Napeequa, a Salishan word meaning ''white water'', because the river's water is nearly white in the spring and summer due to heavy glacial silt.<ref>[http://search.tpl.lib.wa.us/wanames/browsewpn.asp Napeequa River], Tacoma Public Library - Washington Place Names</ref> According to William Bright the name comes "perhaps a [[Sinkiuse-Columbia]] word meaning ''white water place''."<ref>{{cite book |last= Bright |first= William |title= Native American placenames of the United States|year= 2007 |publisher= University of Oklahoma Press |isbn= 9780806135984 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=5XfxzCm1qa4C |page= 313}}</ref> |
The river was once called the North Fork of the White River. Forest Service supervisor A.H. Sylvester changed the name to Napeequa, a Salishan word meaning ''white water'', because the river's water is nearly white in the spring and summer due to heavy glacial silt.<ref>[http://search.tpl.lib.wa.us/wanames/browsewpn.asp Napeequa River], Tacoma Public Library - Washington Place Names</ref> According to William Bright the name comes "perhaps a [[Sinkiuse-Columbia]] word meaning ''white water place''."<ref>{{cite book |last= Bright |first= William |title= Native American placenames of the United States|year= 2007 |publisher= University of Oklahoma Press |isbn= 9780806135984 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=5XfxzCm1qa4C |page= 313}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:13, 30 July 2009
The Napeequa River is a river in Washington State on the east side of the Cascade Mountains. It rises at High Pass in northwest Chelan County and flows southwest into the White River near Twin Lakes. The White River flows into Lake Wenatchee.
The upper Napeequa flows through an isolated valley, which is characterized by a broad meadow surrounded by rugged mountains. The Napeequa Valley has been compared to the fabled Shangri-la.[1] The valley is part of the Glacier Peak Wilderness.47°55′15″N 120°53′47″W / 47.92083°N 120.89639°W[2]
The river was once called the North Fork of the White River. Forest Service supervisor A.H. Sylvester changed the name to Napeequa, a Salishan word meaning white water, because the river's water is nearly white in the spring and summer due to heavy glacial silt.[3] According to William Bright the name comes "perhaps a Sinkiuse-Columbia word meaning white water place."[4]
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References
- ^ Spring, Ira (1998). 100 Classic Hikes in Washington. Mountaineers Books. p. 116. ISBN 9780898865868.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ "Napeequa River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Napeequa River, Tacoma Public Library - Washington Place Names
- ^ Bright, William (2007). Native American placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 313. ISBN 9780806135984.
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