Hamma Hamma River

River in Washington, United States

47°34′1″N 123°19′5″W / 47.56694°N 123.31806°W / 47.56694; -123.31806^[1] MouthHood Canal

• coordinates

47°32′44″N 123°2′30″W / 47.54556°N 123.04167°W / 47.54556; -123.04167^[1]Discharge • locationnear Eldon^[2] • average364.4 cu ft/s (10.32 m³/s)^[2] • minimum39 cu ft/s (1.1 m³/s) • maximum6,010 cu ft/s (170 m³/s)

The Hamma Hamma River is a river on the Olympic Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington. It rises near Mount Washington in the Olympic Mountains within the Olympic National Park and drains to Hood Canal and thence to the Pacific Ocean.

The name Hamma Hamma comes from a Twana village once located at the river's mouth and called Hab'hab, referring to a reed that grows along the river's banks.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hamma Hamma River
^ ^a ^b "Historical data, water years 1951-1971, for USGS gage 12054500, Hamma Hamma River near Eldon, WA". USGS. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
^ Phillips, James W. (1971). Washington State Place Names. University of Washington Press. ISBN 0-295-95158-3.