Big Quilcene River

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Big Quilcene River
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Big Quilcene River
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Location of the mouth of the Big Quilcene River in Washington
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Big Quilcene River (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
State Washington
County Jefferson
Physical characteristics
Source Olympic Mountains
 • coordinates 47°48′52″N123°7′9″W / 47.81444°N 123.11917°W / 47.81444; -123.11917 [1]
Mouth Hood Canal
 • coordinates
 47°49′7″N122°51′46″W / 47.81861°N 122.86278°W / 47.81861; -122.86278 [1]

The Big Quilcene River is a river on the Olympic Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington.

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Etymology

The name "Quilcene" comes from the Twana word /qʷəʔlsíd/, referring to a tribal group [2] and the name of an aboriginal Twana village and community on Quilcene Bay. [3]

Course

The Big Quilcene River rises in the Buckhorn Wilderness near Marmot Pass, south of Buckhorn Mountain, and near Boulder Ridge. It flows generally east through the Olympic Mountains and the Olympic National Forest. After flowing south briefly the river is joined by Tunnel Creek and again flows east. It cuts through the Quilcene Range of the Olympic Mountains in which it collects a number of tributaries, including Mile And A Half Creek. [4] Near Rainbow Campground the river turns north and is paralleled by U.S. Route 101. In its last few miles the river turns east and flows by the south side of Quilcene before emptying into Quilcene Bay, part of Hood Canal. [5]

The Little Quilcene River enters Quilcene Bay less than 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north. [5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Quilcene River
  2. ↑ Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 404. ISBN   978-0-8061-3598-4 . Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. ↑ Elmendorf, William (1993). Twana Narratives: Native historical accounts of a coast Salish culture. UBC Press. p. 279. ISBN   978-0-7748-0475-2 . Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mile and A Half Creek
  5. 1 2 General course info from USGS topographic maps accessed via the "GNIS in Google Map" feature of the USGS Geographic Names Information System website.


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