Dickey River

Dickey River
	Confluence of the Dickey with the Quillayute River, from the bridge at Mora Road near Rialto Beach
	Location of the mouth of the Dickey River in Washington
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Clallam
Physical characteristics
Source	Confluence of West and East Forks
- location	Olympic Mountains
- coordinates	47°59′6″N124°32′59″W / 47.98500°N 124.54972°W [1]
River mouth	Quillayute River
- coordinates	47°55′16″N124°37′24″W / 47.92111°N 124.62333°W Coordinates: 47°55′16″N124°37′24″W / 47.92111°N 124.62333°W [1]
- elevation	4 ft (1.2 m) [1]

Last updated March 24, 2019

The Dickey River is a stream on the Olympic Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington. It has three main forks, the East Fork, West Fork, and Middle Fork Dickey Rivers. The main stem is formed by the confluence of the East and West Forks. The river and its forks rise in the northwestern part of the Olympic Peninsula and flow generally south and west to join the Quillayute River near its mouth on the Pacific Ocean.^[2]

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.

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are currently 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory and shares its sovereignty with the federal government. Due to this shared sovereignty, Americans are citizens both of the federal republic and of the state in which they reside. State citizenship and residency are flexible, and no government approval is required to move between states, except for persons restricted by certain types of court orders. Four states use the term commonwealth rather than state in their full official names.

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.

The river's name is a corruption of the Quileute term dichoh dock-teacer or de tho date t doh, pronounced "dā tȯ dȯtch't dōh". This term was applied to the river and a branch of the tribe living along the river. It meant "people who live on the first branch of the Quillayute River" or "people who live on the dark water".^[3]

Quileute, also known as Quillayute, was the last Chimakuan language, spoken until the end of the 20th century by Quileute and Makah elders on the western coast of the Olympic peninsula south of Cape Flattery at La Push and the lower Hoh River in Washington State, United States. The name Quileute comes from kʷoʔlí·yot’[kʷoʔléːjotʼ], the name of a village at La Push.

East Fork

The East Fork Dickey River is approximately 16 miles (26 km) long and originates at 48°7′4″N124°24′40″W / 48.11778°N 124.41111°W / 48.11778; -124.41111 ,^[4] in the northwestern Olympic Peninsula. It flows generally south collecting tributaries such as Skunk Creek and Thunder Creek before joining the West Fork to form the main stem Dickey River.^[2]

West Fork

The West Fork Dickey River is just over 20 miles (32 km) long and originates at 48°5′57″N124°30′27″W / 48.09917°N 124.50750°W / 48.09917; -124.50750 ,^[5] as the outflow of Dickey Lake. The lake is fed by a number of streams such as Stampedge Creek, Ponds Creek, and Sands Creek. The West Fork Dickey River exits the south end of Dickey Lake and soon collects the Middle Fork Dickey River. Shortly below the joining of the tributary include Squaw Creek the West Fork joins the East Fork to form the main stem Dickey River.^[2]

Middle Fork

The Middle Fork Dickey River originates at 48°7′17″N124°26′3″W / 48.12139°N 124.43417°W / 48.12139; -124.43417 ,^[6] slightly east of Dickey Lake. It flows generally south to join the West Fork Dickey River.^[2]

Main stem

The main stem Dickey River originates at the confluence of the East and West Forks and flows generally south for approximately 7 miles (11 km). Along the way it collects tributaries including Larger Creek, Cotby Creek, and Coat Creek. It flows by the Quillayute State Airport. The Dickey River empties into the Quillayute River about a mile north of La Push and the mouth of the Quillayute River. The confluence of the Dickey and Quillayute Rivers occurs within the narrow coastal strip of Olympic National Park.^[2]

La Push, Washington Unincorporated community in Washington, United States

La Push is a small unincorporated community situated at the mouth of the Quillayute River in Clallam County, Washington, United States. La Push is the largest community within the Quileute Indian Reservation, which is home to the federally recognized Quileute tribe. La Push is known for its whale-watching and natural environment.

Olympic National Park is an American national park located in the State of Washington, on the Olympic Peninsula. The park has four regions: the Pacific coastline, alpine areas, the west side temperate rainforest and the forests of the drier east side. Within the park there are three distinct ecosystems which are subalpine forest and wildflower meadow, temperate forest, and the rugged Pacific coast.

Panoramic view of the final stretch of the Dickey River, from the boat ramp between the Mora Road bridge and the confluence with the Quillayute

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References

1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dickey River
1 2 3 4 5 General course info from USGS topographic maps accessed via the "GNIS in Google Map" feature of the USGS Geographic Names Information System website.
↑ Parratt, Smitty (1984). Gods & goblins: A Field Guide to Place Names of Olympic National Park. CP Publications. p. 36. ISBN 0-914195-00-X.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Fork Dickey River
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Fork Dickey River
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Middle Fork Dickey River

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[gnis-1] 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dickey River

[topo-2] 1 2 3 4 5 General course info from USGS topographic maps accessed via the "GNIS in Google Map" feature of the USGS Geographic Names Information System website.

[parratt-3] Parratt, Smitty (1984). Gods & goblins: A Field Guide to Place Names of Olympic National Park. CP Publications. p. 36. ISBN 0-914195-00-X.

[4] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Fork Dickey River

[5] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Fork Dickey River

[6] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Middle Fork Dickey River