Touchet: US 12 at MP 319.89 - Road
Touchet lies along the Touchet River in the Walla Walla Valley, where irrigated fields meet the low, rolling hills of southeastern Washington. This small community stands on US 12, the east–west highway linking the Walla Walla area with the Tri-Cities. Agriculture shapes the settlement and the surrounding open country, with grain fields and other farmland extending across the valley floor. The Touchet River flows west to join the Walla Walla River, part of the Columbia River basin. The valley belongs to the wider Columbia Plateau and is also part of the Walla Walla Valley wine-growing region, though Touchet retains a firmly rural character.
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