Snahapish River | |
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Mouth of the Snahapish River in Washington | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
Region | Olympic Peninsula |
County | Jefferson |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Olympic Mountains |
• location | Olympic Peninsula |
• coordinates | 47°45′41″N 124°8′0″W / 47.76139°N 124.13333°W[1] |
• elevation | 735 ft (224 m)[2] |
Mouth | Clearwater River |
• location | Olympic Peninsula |
• coordinates | 47°39′18″N 124°10′36″W / 47.65500°N 124.17667°W[1] |
• elevation | 270 ft (82 m)[3] |
Length | 10.7 mi (17.2 km)[4] |
Basin size | 20 sq mi (52 km2)[5] |
The Snahapish 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 Snahapish River is 10.7 miles (17.2 km) long.[4] Its drainage basin is 20 square miles (52 km2) in area.[5]
Course
The Snahapish River originates in the hilly lands on the west side of the Olympic Mountains on the Olympic Peninsula. Its source is a few miles south of the Hoh River and about a mile east of Mount Octopus. The river flows south through a broad valley. It empties into the Clearwater River near Coppermine Bottom Campground. Clearwater Road follows most of the river's course.[6]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Snahapish River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
- ↑ Google Earth elevation for GNIS source coordinates. Retrieved 2010 December 15.
- ↑ Google Earth elevation for GNIS mouth coordinates. Retrieved 2010 December 15.
- 1 2 "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 December 2010. ArcExplorer GIS data viewer.
- 1 2 "Watershed Boundary Dataset". USDA, NRCS, National Cartography & Geospatial Center. Retrieved 4 September 2010. ArcExplorer GIS data viewer.
- ↑ Course information mainly from ACME Mapper and Washington Road & Recreation Atlas, by Benchmark Maps.
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