Littlerock, Washington

Waddell Creek is a stream in Thurston County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is a tributary to the Black River.Waddell Creek was named after the family of Robert Waddell, which settled near its course in the 1850s.

Mima mounds are low, flattened, circular to oval, domelike, natural mounds that are composed of loose, unstratified, often gravelly sediment that is an overthickened A horizon. These mounds range in diameter from 3 to more than 50 m; in height 30 cm to greater than 2 m; and in density from several to greater than 50 mounds per hectare, at times forming conspicuous natural patterns. Mima mounds can be seen at the Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve in Washington state. "Mima" is a name derived from a Chinook Jargon term meaning "a little further along" or "downstream".Theories for the origin of Mima mounds include burrowing by pocket gophers; accumulation of wind-blown (aeolian) sediments around vegetation to form coppice dunes or nebkhas; seismic ground shaking by major earthquakes, though none have been observed to form Mima mounds; and shrinking and swelling of clays in hog-wallow or gilgai landforms. Though the definitive Mima mounds are common in North America, it has not been shown that all North American mounds result from the same causes. Superficially similar phenomena occur on all continents, and the proposed causal factors do not occur in all regions that have been studied. Nor is it clear that all such mounds really are the same, either physically or functionally; for example, the so-called fairy circles of Southern Africa tend to be less mound-like and occur in different climatic and ecological conditions from Mima mounds. Furthermore, it has been argued that the possibly distinct heuweltjies of the South Western Cape region of South Africa are of an origin far different from either.

Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve is a state-protected Natural Area in southwest Washington state, United States. The preserve includes some of the Washington mima mounds, the origin of which still is not fully understood. The site comprises 637 acres (258 ha) of Garry oak woodland, oak savanna, and prairie grasslands. Several state and federal endangered species of butterfly depending on the unique prairie conditions can be found in the preserve, including Mardon skipper, zerene fritillary, Puget blue and Taylor's checkerspot.In 1966, the mima mounds were designated a National Natural Landmark.

Salmon Creek is a stream in Thurston County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is a tributary to the Black River.Salmon Creek was so named on account of its stock of salmon.

Mima is an unincorporated community in Thurston County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The area is located between Littlerock and Gate.

Lake Lucinda is a lake in the U.S. state of Washington. It is impounded by the Lake Lucinda Dam.Lake Lucinda took its name from a nearby residential complex.

Bordeaux is a ghost town in Thurston County, in the U.S. state of Washington.

Tumwater School District is a school district headquartered in Tumwater, Washington. As of 2019 the enrollment is over 6,000. Of the school districts in Thurston County, this is the third-highest such figure.Schools in the Tumwater area had been established by 1845.The district's territory covers a total of 117 square miles (300 km2) of area.

Maytown is an unincorporated community in Thurston County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The community is situated off I-5 and is east of Littlerock.

Mill Creek is a stream in Thurston County, Washington. It is a tributary of Mima Creek.Mill Creek was named for a sawmill along its course.

Delphi is an unincorporated community in Thurston County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The community is located approximately west of Tumwater and Black Lake. The town of Littlerock lies to the south.

Mima Creek is a stream in Thurston County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is a tributary to the Black River. The upper course of Mima Creek contains the Mima Falls, a waterfall."Mima" is a name derived from a Native American language meaning "a little further along" or "downstream".