Solleks River

Solleks River
River
Country United States
State Washington
Region Olympic Peninsula
County Jefferson
Source Olympic Mountains
 - elevation 2,710 ft (826 m) [1]
 - coordinates 47°42′50″N 123°54′31″W / 47.71389°N 123.90861°W / 47.71389; -123.90861 [2]
Mouth Clearwater River
 - elevation 390 ft (119 m) [3]
 - coordinates 47°41′23″N 124°6′24″W / 47.68972°N 124.10667°W / 47.68972; -124.10667Coordinates: 47°41′23″N 124°6′24″W / 47.68972°N 124.10667°W / 47.68972; -124.10667 [2]
Length 10.7 mi (17.2 km) [4]
Basin 15.9 sq mi (41.2 km2) [5]
Mouth of the Solleks River in Washington

The Solleks River is a river in the U.S. state of Washington. It is a tributary of the Clearwater River, which in turn flows into the Queets River.

The Solleks River is 10.7 miles (17.2 km) long.[4] Its drainage basin is 15.9 square miles (41 km2) in area.[5]

Course

The Solleks River originates in the Olympic Mountains on the Olympic Peninsula, about 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of the mountain known as Kloochman Rock. It flows west to join the Clearwater River near Upper Clearwater Campground.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Google Earth elevation for GNIS source coordinates. Retrieved 2010 December 15.
  2. 1 2 "Solleks River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
  3. ↑ Google Earth elevation for GNIS mouth coordinates. Retrieved 2010 December 15.
  4. 1 2 "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 December 2010. ArcExplorer GIS data viewer.
  5. 1 2 "Watershed Boundary Dataset". USDA, NRCS, National Cartography & Geospatial Center. Retrieved 4 September 2010. ArcExplorer GIS data viewer.
  6. ↑ Course information mainly from ACME Mapper and Washington Road & Recreation Atlas, by Benchmark Maps.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, February 12, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.