Duckabush River
The Duckabush River is located in the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, United States. It rises near Mount Duckabush and Mount Steel in the Olympic Mountains within the Olympic National Park and drains to Hood Canal, an arm of Puget Sound.
| Duckabush River | |
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_(19337143266).jpg.webp) Salmon trap on the Duckabush River, 1919 | |
  Location of the mouth of the Duckabush River in Washington | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Jefferson |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Olympic Mountains |
| • coordinates | 47°39′17″N 123°19′16″W[1] |
| Mouth | Hood Canal |
• coordinates | 47°38′55″N 122°56′1″W[1] |
The name "Duckabush" comes from the Twana placename /dəxʷyabús/, meaning "place of the crooked-jaw salmon".[2]
See also
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Duckabush River
- Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. pp. 137–138. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
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