Duckabush River
River in Washington, United States
47°39′17″N 123°19′16″W / 47.65472°N 123.32111°W / 47.65472; -123.32111[1] • coordinates
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.
The name "Duckabush" comes from the Twana placename /dəxʷyabús/, meaning "place of the crooked-jaw salmon".[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b 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.
External links
- National Park Service - Olympic National Park
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