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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Adjacent to | Duwamish River |
| Area | 17 acres (6.9 ha) |
| Administration | |
| State | Washington |
| City | Seattle |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Kellogg Island is a small island in the Duwamish River. It is the remnants of Mud Island (Lushootseed: c̓əqas, lit. 'rotten flats'), a much larger island at the mouth of the Duwamish estuary. Now a nature reserve, it is the largest remaining piece of riparian habitat in the Lower Duwamish, comprising the majority of the river's remaining intertidal wetlands.
Geography edit
Kellogg Island is a small island in the lower Duwamish River. It is about 17 acres (6.9 ha) in area, and mainly covered in marsh.[1]
History edit
Initially a deep marine inlet, the Duwamish River formed after the eruption of Mount Rainier, with a large lahar known as the Osceola Mudflow filling the inlet with volcanic debris. The White and Black Rivers were initially the Duwamish's primary tributaries.[2][3]
Kellogg Island is a remnant of the much larger Mud Island, known in Lushootseed as c̓əqas, 'rotten flats' or 'something muddy'.[4][5]
The island was an early center of focus in the Port of Seattle's Duwamish River cleanup efforts.[1]
References edit
Citations edit
- ^ a b Schodolski, Vincent J. (August 9, 1994). "Bay Cleanup Begins Ahead of Mudslinging". Chicago Tribune. p. 7. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^ Booth, Haugerud & Troost 2003, p. 24.
- ^ Dragovich, Pringle & Walsh 1994, pp. 8–16.
- ^ "həʔapus Village Park and Shoreline Habitat". Port of Seattle. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ Thrush 2017, p. 236.
References edit
- Booth, Derek B.; Haugerud, Ralph A.; Troost, Kathy Goetz (2003). "The Geology of Puget Lowland Rivers". Restoration of Puget Sound Rivers. Seattle: University of Washington Center for Water and Watershed Studies. ISBN 9780295982953.
- Dragovich, J.D.; Pringle, P.T.; Walsh, T.J. (1994). "Extent and geometry of the mid Holocene Osceola mudflow in the Puget Lowland Implications for Holocene sedimentation and paleogeography" (PDF). Washington Geology. 22 (3).
- Thrush, Coll (2017). Native Seattle: Histories from the Crossing-Over Place (2 ed.). Seattle: University of Washington Press.