Sequalitchew Creek | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Sequalitchew Lake |
Mouth | |
• location | DuPont Wharf, Nisqually Reach |
Length | 38.4 mi (61.8 km) |
Discharge | |
• average | 812,500 US gallons per day (1.2571 cu ft/s; 0.03560 m3/s) |
Basin features | |
Watershed | Chambers-Clover Watershed |
Sequalitchew Creek, located in DuPont, Washington emanates from Sequalitchew Lake, Fort Lewis, Washington, was the location of the original Fort Nisqually trading post established in 1833 by the Hudson's Bay Company. The historic, natural flow of Sequalitchew Creek runs from Sequalitchew Lake, through Edmonds Marsh, down the canyon and out to the Puget Sound.[1][2]