Wishkah River
The Wishkah River is a tributary of the Chehalis River in the U.S. state of Washington. Approximately 40 miles long, the river drains a remote rural area of approximately 102 square miles in Grays Harbor County along the Washington coast north of Aberdeen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: tributary to the Chehalis River in Grays Harbor County, Washington State, United States of America
- Also known as: “Whiskan River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aberdeen High School and Grays Harbor College.
Aberdeen High School
School
J. M. Weatherwax High School, commonly referred to as Aberdeen High School, is a four-year public high school located in Aberdeen, Washington, the flagship of the Aberdeen School District. The AHS mascot is the Bobcat.
Grays Harbor College
College
Grays Harbor College is a public community college in Aberdeen, Washington, United States. Established in 1930, the college sits on a 120-acre campus overlooking the town of Aberdeen and its seaport on the edge of the Pacific Ocean.
Olympic Stadium
Stadium
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Olympic Stadium is a stadium in Hoquiam, Washington which opened in 1938. The City of Hoquiam first got the idea for an all-wood stadium in the early 1930s when it applied for a Civil Works Administration grant. Olympic Stadium is situated 2½ miles west of Wishkah River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aberdeen and Cosmopolis.
Aberdeen
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Aberdeen is a city in the Olympic Peninsula region of Washington. The city is the economic center of Grays Harbor County, bordering the cities of Hoquiam and Cosmopolis. The population was about 17,000 in 2019.
Cosmopolis
Village
Cosmopolis is a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,638 at the 2020 census. It lies on the Chehalis River and U.S. Route 101, immediately southeast of Aberdeen. Cosmopolis is situated 2 miles southeast of Wishkah River.
Hoquiam
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Hoquiam is a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. It borders the city of Aberdeen at Myrtle Street, with Hoquiam to the west. The two cities share a common economic history in lumbering and exporting, but Hoquiam has maintained its independent identity.
Wishkah River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Grays Harbor County, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Wishkah River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Wishkah River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Wishkah”
- Catalan: “Wishkah”
- Cebuano: “Wishkah River”
- Chinese: “威西卡河”
- Dutch: “Wishkah”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ويشكاه”
- Finnish: “Wishkah”
- French: “Wishkah”
- Irish: “Abhainn Wishkah”
- Polish: “Wishkah”
- Russian: “Уишка”
- Spanish: “río Wishkah”
- Spanish: “Río Wishkah”
- Swedish: “Wishkah River”
- Venetian: “Wishkah”
- Welsh: “Afon Wishkah”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as East Aberdeen and South Aberdeen.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chehalis River Bridge and Zelasko Park.
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