[3] Where the river rises, 160 inches (4,100 mm) of annual precipitation qualifies as a temperate rainforest, a term used applied to the Satsop watershed by some publications.

A one- to two-mile wide swath of timber was completely burned from Elma to Summit Lake, 13 miles west.

The "Mad Daniel Boone" was eventually found in mid-April 1917,[c] and after a brief gun fight, was killed by Chehalis County sheriff's deputy, Giles Quimby.

Tornow's body was displayed in Montesano and despite infamy, Quimby refused vaudeville offers to recount the manhunt.

[23] Deer and Roosevelt Elk herds are in the hills, as well as black bear, cougars and game birds including grouse and "the largest population of mountain quail in the state".