Calawah River facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Calawah River
Calawah River, looking upstream from the US Highway 101 bridge
Country	United States
State	Washington
Region	Clallam County, Washington
Physical characteristics
Main source	Olympic Mountains Olympic Peninsula 47°58′14″N 124°20′03″W / 47.97056°N 124.33417°W / 47.97056; -124.33417
River mouth	Bogachiel River 26 ft (7.9 m) 47°55′58″N 124°26′51″W / 47.93278°N 124.44750°W / 47.93278; -124.44750
Length	31 mi (50 km)
Basin features
Basin size	160 sq mi (410 km2)
Tributaries	Left: South Fork Calawah River Right: North Fork Calawah River

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".

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