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.

Solleks River
Solleks River is located in Washington (state)
Solleks River
Mouth of the Solleks River in Washington
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
RegionOlympic Peninsula
CountyJefferson
Physical characteristics
SourceOlympic Mountains
 • locationOlympic Peninsula
 • coordinates47°42′50″N 123°54′31″W / 47.71389°N 123.90861°W / 47.71389; -123.90861[1]
 • elevation2,710 ft (830 m)[2]
MouthClearwater River
 • location
Olympic Peninsula
 • coordinates
47°41′23″N 124°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 10.7 miles (17.2 km) long.[4] Its drainage basin is 15.9 square miles (41 km2) in area.[5]

Course

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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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Solleks River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 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. ^ a b "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 December 2010. ArcExplorer GIS data viewer.
  5. ^ a b "Watershed Boundary Dataset". USDA, NRCS, National Cartography & Geospatial Center. Retrieved 4 September 2010. ArcExplorer GIS data viewer.
  6. ^ Course information mainly from ACME Mapper and Washington Road & Recreation Atlas, by Benchmark Maps.