Clearwater River (Queets River)

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Clearwater River
Country United States
State Washington
County Jefferson
Tributaries
 - left Solleks River
 - right Snahapish River
Source Olympic Mountains
 - coordinates 47°43′56″N123°54′11″W / 47.73222°N 123.90306°W / 47.73222; -123.90306   [1]
Mouth Queets River
 - elevation46 ft (14 m) [1]
 - coordinates 47°32′46″N124°17′31″W / 47.54611°N 124.29194°W / 47.54611; -124.29194 Coordinates: 47°32′46″N124°17′31″W / 47.54611°N 124.29194°W / 47.54611; -124.29194   [1]
Length39 mi (63 km) [2]
Basin61.5 sq mi (159.3 km2) [3]
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Location of the mouth of the Clearwater River in Washington

The Clearwater River is a river situated on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. It is the main tributary of the Queets River. The Clearwater River is 39 miles (63 km) long. [2] Its drainage basin is 61.5 square miles (159 km2) in area. [3] The Clearwater's main tributaries are the Snahapish River and the Solleks River. [2]

Olympic Peninsula peninsula

The Olympic Peninsula is the large arm of land in western Washington that lies across Puget Sound from Seattle, and contains Olympic National Park. It is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean, the north by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the east by Hood Canal. Cape Alava, the westernmost point in the contiguous United States, and Cape Flattery, the northwesternmost point, are on the peninsula. Comprising about 3600 square miles, the Olympic Peninsula contained many of the last unexplored places in the Contiguous United States. It remained largely unmapped until Arthur Dodwell and Theodore Rixon mapped most of its topography and timber resources between 1898 and 1900.

Washington (state) State of the United States of America

Washington, officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Named for George Washington, the first president of the United States, the state was made out of the western part of the Washington Territory, which was ceded by Britain in 1846 in accordance with the Oregon Treaty in the settlement of the Oregon boundary dispute. It was admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889. Olympia is the state capital; the state's largest city is Seattle. Washington is sometimes referred to as Washington State, to distinguish it from Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, which is often shortened to Washington.

Queets River river in the United States of America

The Queets River is a river in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located on the Olympic Peninsula, mostly within the Olympic National Park and empties into the Pacific Ocean.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clearwater River
  2. 1 2 3 "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 September 2010. ArcExplorer GIS data viewer.
  3. 1 2 "Watershed Boundary Dataset". USDA, NRCS, National Cartography & Geospatial Center. Retrieved 4 September 2010. ArcExplorer GIS data viewer.


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