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Before 1906, the White River joined the Green River near Auburn, and the combined river (under the name "White") joined the Black River at Tukwila to form the Duwamish River, which empties into Elliot Bay at Seattle. In 1906, a great flood diverted the White River southward via the channel of the Stuck River into the Puyallup River. The Puyallup, which empties into Commencement Bay at TacomaMount Rainier in background You may be looking for Takoma or Tacoma class frigate. Tacoma is the county seat of Pierce County 6, located on Commencement Bay and the Tacoma Narrows. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 193,556. It is the hom, remains its outlet today.