▁land ▁between ▁Rock y ▁Re ach ▁and ▁Rock ▁Island ▁Dam ▁on ▁both ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁Columbia , ▁which ▁includes ▁East ▁W en atch ee , ▁Rock ▁Island , ▁and ▁Mal aga . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁the ▁nearby ▁W en atch i ▁Indian ▁tribe . ▁The ▁name ▁is ▁a ▁Sah apt in ▁word ▁that ▁means ▁" river ▁which ▁comes ▁[ or ▁whose ▁source ▁is ] ▁from ▁can y ons " ▁or ▁" ro be ▁of ▁the ▁rain bow ". ▁A wen atch ela ▁means ▁" people ▁at ▁the ▁source ▁[ of ▁a ▁river ] ". ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁W en atch ee ▁shares ▁its ▁name ▁with ▁the ▁W en atch ee ▁River , ▁Lake ▁W en atch ee ▁and ▁the ▁W en atch ee ▁National ▁Forest . ▁ ▁W en atch ee ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁" App le ▁Capital ▁of ▁the ▁World " ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁valley ' s ▁many ▁orch ards . ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁also ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁" B uck le ▁of ▁the ▁Power ▁B elt ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁North west ". ▁ ▁The ▁" Power ▁B elt ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁North west " ▁is ▁a ▁met ap hor ▁for ▁the ▁series ▁of ▁hydro elect ric ▁d ams ▁on ▁the ▁Columbia ▁River . ▁ ▁Rock ▁Island ▁Dam ▁is ▁located ▁nearest ▁to ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁this ▁" b elt ", ▁and ▁so ▁was ▁l abeled ▁the ▁" B uck le ". ▁This ▁saying ▁is ▁printed ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁every ▁issue ▁of ▁W en atch