| Dosewallips River | |
|---|---|
 Mount Constance (7,756 ft) above the Dosewallips River in Dosewallips State Park | |
  Location of the mouth of the Dosewallips River in Washington | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Jefferson |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Olympic Mountains |
| • coordinates | 47°47′1″N 123°20′18″W / 47.78361°N 123.33833°W[1] |
| Mouth | Hood Canal |
• coordinates | 47°41′6″N 122°53′47″W / 47.68500°N 122.89639°W[1] |
The Dosewallips River (/ˌdoʊsɪˈwɔːlɪps/ DOH-si-WAW-lips)[2] is a river situated on the Olympic Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington. It rises near Mount Anderson in the Olympic Mountains within Olympic National Park and drains to Hood Canal and thence to the Pacific Ocean.
The river originates in two forks, which join about five miles from the headwaters. The National Park Service maintains trails and campsites along both forks, including one at the fork itself. The road leading to the trailhead was washed out in January 2002,[3][4] and the ranger station near the trailhead has been abandoned.
The entire estuary of the Dosewallips is within Dosewallips State Park and ongoing restoration efforts led by Wild Fish Conservancy, the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe, and the Hood Canal Coordinating Council are intended to improve salmon habitat through the reconnection of the river to its historical floodplain.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dosewallips River
- ^ Goode, J. Paul; Veregin Howard, Ph.D. (June 2006). Rand McNally Goode's World Atlas (21 ed.). Rand McNally & Company. p. 288. ISBN 0-528-85339-2. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ Washington Trails Association Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Final Environmental Impact Statement: Dosewallips Road Washout Project, Hood Canal Ranger District, Olympic National Forest, Olympic National Park, Jefferson County, Washington United States Forest Service