Napeequa River
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 southeast-trending valley, which is characterized by a broad meadow surrounded by rugged mountains. The Chiwawa Mountains, part of the Cascades, are located between the Napeequa River on the east and the Chiwawa River on the west.[1] The Napeequa Valley has been compared to the fabled Shangri-la.[2] The valley is part of the Glacier Peak Wilderness.47°55′15″N 120°53′47″W / 47.92083°N 120.89639°W[3]
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.[4] According to William Bright the name comes "perhaps a Sinkiuse-Columbia word meaning white water place."[5]
See also
References
- ^ Beckey, Fred (2003). Cascade Alpine Guide: Climbing and High Routes: Stevens Pass to Rainy Pass (3rd ed.). The Mountaineers. pp. 145–146. ISBN 0-89886-423-2.
- ^ 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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