Mima Creek is a stream in Thurston County in the U.S. state of Washington.[1] It is a tributary to the Black River.[2] The upper course of Mima Creek contains the Mima Falls, a waterfall.[3][2]

"Mima" is a name derived from a Native American language meaning "a little further along"[2] or "downstream".[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mima Creek
  2. ^ a b c "Thurston County Place Names: A Heritage Guide" (PDF). Thurston County Historical Commission. 1992. p. 52. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mima Falls
  4. ^ Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 284. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4. ...'downstrem', from Lower Chinook

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