Duckabush River

Duckabush River
The Duckabush River within Olympic National Forest
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyJefferson
Physical characteristics
SourceOlympic Mountains
 • coordinates47°39′17″N 123°19′16″W / 47.65472°N 123.32111°W / 47.65472; -123.32111
MouthHood Canal
 • coordinates
47°38′55″N 122°56′1″W / 47.64861°N 122.93361°W / 47.64861; -122.93361

The Duckabush River is located in the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, United States. It rises within Olympic National Park near Mount Duckabush and Mount Steel in the Olympic Mountains where it is fed by glacial meltwater. It flows east and drains to Hood Canal, an arm of Puget Sound.

The name "Duckabush" comes from the Twana placename dəxʷyabús, meaning 'place of the crooked-jaw salmon'.

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