Beaver, Washington
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Beaver is an unincorporated community
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in Clallam County, Washington, United States
United States
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 on the Olympic Peninsula
Olympic Peninsula
The Olympic Peninsula is the large arm of land in western Washington state of the USA, that lies across Puget Sound from Seattle. It is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean, the north by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the east by Puget Sound. Cape Alava, the westernmost point in the contiguous...

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Geography

Beaver is located at 48.057299°N 124.347435°W (48.057299, -124.347435), on US Highway 101 to the north of Forks, Washington
Forks, Washington
-Government:The City is organized under Washington State law as a Non-charter Code City. Its structure is that of an elected Mayor and a five member elected City Council...

. It is located on just to the west of the boundary of the Olympic National Forest
Olympic National Forest
Olympic National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in Washington, USA. With an area of 633,677 acres , it nearly surrounds Olympic National Park and the Olympic Mountain range. Olympic National Forest contains parts of Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, and Mason counties...

, on Lake Pleasant
Lake Pleasant (Washington)
Lake Pleasant is a lake located in Clallam County, Washington, United States. The lake is one of the few that is surrounded by private property and is open to fishing all year around. Types of fish at Lake Pleasant are rainbow trout, kokanee, catfish. Salmon spawn in the lake each year. Water...

. Beaver is 413 feet (125.9 m) above sea level. Interfor Pacific a lumber mill located nearby, along with county park with a playground and boat launching facilities on Lake Pleasant. It is one of the wettest places in the contiguous U.S. with an annual precipitation value of 121 inches of rain.
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