| Dickey River | |
|---|---|
 Confluence of the Dickey with the Quillayute River, from the bridge at Mora Road near Rialto Beach | |
  Location of the mouth of the Dickey River in Washington | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Clallam |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of West and East Forks |
| • location | Olympic Mountains |
| • coordinates | 47°59′6″N 124°32′59″W / 47.98500°N 124.54972°W[1] |
| Mouth | Quillayute River |
• coordinates | 47°55′16″N 124°37′24″W / 47.92111°N 124.62333°W[1] |
• elevation | 4 ft (1.2 m)[1] |
The Dickey River is a stream on the Olympic Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington. It has three main forks, the East Fork, West Fork, and Middle Fork Dickey Rivers. The main stem is formed by the confluence of the East and West Forks. The river and its forks rise in the northwestern part of the Olympic Peninsula and flow generally south and west to join the Quillayute River near its mouth on the Pacific Ocean.[2]
The river's name is a corruption of the Quileute term dichoh dock-teacer or de tho date t doh, pronounced "dā tȯ dȯtch't dōh". This term was applied to the river and a branch of the tribe living along the river. It meant "people who live on the first branch of the Quillayute River" or "people who live on the dark water".[3]
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dickey River
- ^ General course info from USGS topographic maps accessed via the "GNIS in Google Map" feature of the USGS Geographic Names Information System website.
- ^ Parratt, Smitty (1984). Gods & goblins: A Field Guide to Place Names of Olympic National Park. CP Publications. p. 36. ISBN 0-914195-00-X.