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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![]() Salmon trap on the Duckabush River, 1919 | |
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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 Indian word do-hi-a-boos, meaning "reddish face", referring to the reddish bluffs in the area.[2]
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