Sekiu River

Summary

The Sekiu River is a 12.5-mile (20.1 km) long river in the U.S. state of Washington.[1] The mouth of the river empties into Puget Sound from the Olympic Peninsula in Clallam County.[2] The river has an additional 36.7 miles (59.1 km) of tributaries connected to it. The nearest town is the census-designated place (CDP) of Sekiu approximately 4.75 miles (7.6 km) east from the mouth of the Sekiu river.[3]

Sekiu River
Sekiu is located in Washington (state)
Sekiu
Sekiu
Location in Washington
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
48°17′17.2″N 124°23′40.4″W / 48.288111°N 124.394556°W / 48.288111; -124.394556
 • elevation
6 ft (1.8 m)
Length12.5 mi (20.1 km)
Washington State Route 112 bridge over Sekiu River

The mouth of the Sekiu river is used to define the western border of North Puget Sound.[2]

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References edit

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-14. Retrieved 2008-06-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ a b NOAA-NMFS-NWFSC TM44: Environmental History and Features of Puget Sound Archived 2009-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Topographic Map Viewer – TopoQuest