Clearwater River (Queets River)

For other rivers called Clearwater, see Clearwater River (disambiguation).
Clearwater River
Country United States
State Washington
County Jefferson
Tributaries
 - left Solleks River
 - right Snahapish River
Source Olympic Mountains
 - coordinates  [1]
Mouth Queets River
 - elevation 46 ft (14 m) [1]
 - coordinates  [1]
Length 39 mi (63 km) [2]
Basin 61.5 sq mi (159.3 km2) [3]
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]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clearwater River
  2. ^ a b c "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. http://nhd.usgs.gov/index.html. Retrieved 4 September 2010.  ArcExplorer GIS data viewer.
  3. ^ a b "Watershed Boundary Dataset". USDA, NRCS, National Cartography & Geospatial Center. http://www.ncgc.nrcs.usda.gov/products/datasets/watershed/. Retrieved 4 September 2010.  ArcExplorer GIS data viewer.