Editing Curlew, Washington (section)

==Geography==
Curlew is located at the confluence of Long Alec Creek and the [[Kettle River (Columbia River)|Kettle River]]. Its elevation is {{convert|1800|ft}} above sea level.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> Via State Route 21, it is {{convert|21|mi}} north of [[Republic, Washington|Republic]], the Ferry County seat, and {{convert|10|mi|0}} south of the [[Canada–United States border|Canadian border]].

One of the most popular sites on the Kettle River in summer is "the Old Swimming Hole" near the center of town. Curlew was a pick-up point for [[moonshine]] that was dropped in the Kettle River. The tradition is still celebrated on the first Sunday in June each year during the Curlew Barrel Derby Days. A barrel is set adrift in the Kettle River at the Job Corps Bridge, and local citizens bet on when it will reach town.<ref name="Barrel">{{cite web |url=http://www.ferrycounty.com/barrelderbydays/index.html |title=FerryCounty.com Barrel Derby Days |accessdate=2009-02-20 |publisher=FerryCounty.com |date=1998-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602172849/http://www.ferrycounty.com/barrelderbydays/index.html |archive-date=2009-06-02 |url-status=dead}}</ref>