Editing Tokeland, Washington (section)

==Geography==
Tokeland is located in [[Willapa Bay]], by the mouth of the [[Cedar River (Willapa Bay)|Cedar River]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of 0.5&nbsp;square miles (1.3&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all of it land.

===Tsunami and inland flooding===
During early talks to build a tsunami evacuation tower, studies were undertaken by the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe, in conjunction with several local, state, and federal agencies, that determined the Tokeland area could be hit by a tsunami {{convert|10|foot|m|adj=mid| tall}} within a range of 10 to 22 minutes after an ensuing high-magnitude earthquake.<ref name="TSU">{{cite news |last1=Zucco |first1=Erica |title=Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe, partners unveil new tsunami evacuation tower |url=https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/shoalwater-bay-indian-tribe-partners-tsunami-evacuation-tower/281-93dc187d-7fe7-4829-968c-6e0bfbee1a58 |access-date=December 2, 2022 |work=King 5 News (Seattle, Washington) |date=August 5, 2022}}</ref>

Construction on the tsunami evacuation tower, which is the first of its kind in the United States, was finished in 2022. It was nicknamed "Auntie Lee Tower" in honor of Tribal elder Lee Shipman who led the Tribe's effort to obtain funding and build the tower.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Celebrating nation's first tsunami vertical evacuation tower {{!}} Washington State Military Department, Citizens Serving Citizens with Pride & Tradition |url=https://mil.wa.gov/news/celebrating-nations-first-tsunami-vertical-evacuation-tower |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=Washington Military Department |language=en}}</ref> The tower's design drew inspiration from nearby [[Ocosta Elementary School]], which also doubles as a tsunami evacuation structure.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-11 |title=Vertical evacuation structures offer escape from massive tsunami |url=https://www.king5.com/article/weather/earthquakes/washington-oregon-vertical-evacuation-structures-tsunami/281-22024c69-ced9-48aa-93e2-490cf7beba88 |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=king5.com |language=en-US}}</ref>