Solleks River

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Solleks River
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Mouth of the Solleks River in Washington
Location
Country United States
State Washington
Region Olympic Peninsula
County Jefferson
Physical characteristics
Source Olympic Mountains
  location Olympic Peninsula
  coordinates 47°42′50″N123°54′31″W / 47.71389°N 123.90861°W / 47.71389; -123.90861 [1]
  elevation2,710 ft (830 m) [2]
Mouth Clearwater River
  location
Olympic Peninsula
  coordinates
47°41′23″N124°6′24″W / 47.68972°N 124.10667°W / 47.68972; -124.10667 Coordinates: 47°41′23″N124°6′24″W / 47.68972°N 124.10667°W / 47.68972; -124.10667 [1]
  elevation
390 ft (120 m) [3]
Length10.7 mi (17.2 km) [4]
Basin size15.9 sq mi (41 km2) [5]

The Solleks 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.

Contents

The Solleks River is 10.7 miles (17.2 km) long. [4] Its drainage basin is 15.9 square miles (41 km2) in area. [5]

Course

The Solleks River originates in the Olympic Mountains on the Olympic Peninsula, about 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of the mountain known as Kloochman Rock. It flows west to join the Clearwater River near Upper Clearwater Campground. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Solleks River". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2010-12-15.
  2. Google Earth elevation for GNIS source coordinates. Retrieved 2010 December 15.
  3. Google Earth elevation for GNIS mouth coordinates. Retrieved 2010 December 15.
  4. 1 2 "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 December 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link) ArcExplorer GIS data viewer.
  5. 1 2 "Watershed Boundary Dataset". USDA, NRCS, National Cartography & Geospatial Center. Retrieved 4 September 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link) ArcExplorer GIS data viewer.
  6. Course information mainly from ACME Mapper and Washington Road & Recreation Atlas, by Benchmark Maps.