Goodman Creek

Goodman Creek (Tsa-dis-qualth)
Keh-chen-whilt River
Country United States
State Washington
Source unnamed high point
 - elevation 480 m (1,575 ft) approx. [1]
 - coordinates 47°49′05″N 124°18′05″W / 47.81806°N 124.30139°W / 47.81806; -124.30139 [2]
Mouth Pacific Ocean
 - elevation 0 m (0 ft)
 - coordinates 47°49′21″N 124°30′45″W / 47.82250°N 124.51250°W / 47.82250; -124.51250Coordinates: 47°49′21″N 124°30′45″W / 47.82250°N 124.51250°W / 47.82250; -124.51250 [2]
Length 15 mi (24 km) approx. [1]
Basin 31.09 sq mi (81 km2) [3]
Mouth of Goodman Creek


Goodman Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Washington.[2]

Goodman Creek bears the name of a government surveyor.[4] It has also been know by the name Tsa-dis-qualth, meaning "narrow mouth overhung with bush". [5][6] In one late 19th century publication it was also referred to as the Keh-chen-whilt River.[7]


Tributaries

  • Falls Creek
  • Minter Creek

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Approximate values Calculated in Google Earth
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Goodman Creek
  3. ↑ "Watershed Boundary Dataset". USDA, NRCS, National Cartography & Geospatial Center. Retrieved 28 September 2018. ArcExplorer GIS data viewer.
  4. ↑ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 98.
  5. ↑ Hitchman, Robert (1985). Place Names of Washington. Washington State Historical Society. ISBN 0917048571.
  6. ↑ "Goodman Creek". Washington Place Names. Tacoma Public Library. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  7. ↑ Davidson (1889). Coast pilot of California, Oregon and Washington (4th ed.). U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. p. 502.


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