Wapato Creek

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Wapato Creek is a small stream in Washington State that flows through the Tacoma area before emptying into Commencement Bay in Puget Sound.

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Wapato Creek canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
stream
country United States of America
surface form: United States
drainageBasin Commencement Bay watershed
environment urban stream
flowsInDirection generally northward
flowsInto Commencement Bay
flowsThrough Tacoma, Washington
hasEcosystem freshwater stream ecosystem
hasFeature channelized segments in urban areas
hasIssue urban runoff impacts
water quality concerns
hasNameOrigin Wapato (a Native American term for certain edible aquatic plants)
hydrologicSystem Puget Sound
locatedIn Pierce County
surface form: Pierce County, Washington

Tacoma area
Washington
surface form: Washington State
mouthLocatedIn Commencement Bay
Puget Sound
near Fife, Washington NERFINISHED
Milton, Washington NERFINISHED
Port of Tacoma
partOf Puget Sound watershed
local salmon habitat network
region Pacific Northwest
state Washington
supports aquatic habitat
tributaryOf Commencement Bay
usedFor stormwater drainage
waterbodyType small stream

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