Little Quilcene River

The Little Quilcene River is a river on the Olympic Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington. It rises in Clallam County, near Mount Townsend of the Olympic Mountains.

Little Quilcene River
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Location
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Jefferson, Clallam
Physical characteristics
Source	Olympic Mountains
• coordinates	47°52′31″N 123°2′51″W[1]
Mouth	Hood Canal
• coordinates	47°49′32″N 122°51′37″W[1]

Not to be confused with Big Quilcene River.

Etymology

The name "Quilcene" comes from the Twana word /qʷəʔlsíd/, referring to a tribal group^[2] and the name of an aboriginal Twana village and community on Quilcene Bay.^[3]

Course

The river flows generally east through the Olympic National Forest. After exiting the higher mountains and the national forest the Little Quilcene River flows east and southeast through rolling terrain. It enters Jefferson County and flows more directly south to Quilcene, where it empties into the northern end of Quilcene Bay, part of Hood Canal.^[4]

The Big Quilcene River enters Quilcene Bay less than a mile to the south.^[4]

See also

• Big Quilcene River
• List of rivers of Washington (state)
• Quilcene, Washington

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Quilcene River
2. Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 404. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
3. Elmendorf, William (1993). Twana Narratives: Native historical accounts of a coast Salish culture. UBC Press. p. 279. ISBN 978-0-7748-0475-2. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
4. General course info from USGS topographic maps accessed via the "GNIS in Google Map" feature of the USGS Geographic Names Information System website.