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.
Hamma Hamma River | |
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Location of the mouth of the Hamma Hamma River in Washington | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Mason |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Olympic Mountains |
• coordinates | 47°34′1″N 123°19′5″W / 47.56694°N 123.31806°W[1] |
Mouth | Hood Canal |
• coordinates | 47°32′44″N 123°2′30″W / 47.54556°N 123.04167°W[1] |
Discharge | |
• location | near Eldon[2] |
• average | 364.4 cu ft/s (10.32 m3/s)[2] |
• minimum | 39 cu ft/s (1.1 m3/s) |
• maximum | 6,010 cu ft/s (170 m3/s) |
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]