Dosewallips River
| Dosewallips River | ||
 Dosewallips River in Dosewallips State Park, with Mount Constance in the background |
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| Water code | US : 1518881 | |
| location | Olympic Peninsula , Washington (USA) | |
| River system | Dosewallips River | |
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Olympic National Park at Sentinel Peak 47 ° 47 ′ 1 ″ N , 123 ° 20 ′ 18 ″ W |
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Hood Canal in Dosewallips State Park Coordinates: 47 ° 41 '6 " N , 122 ° 53' 47" W 47 ° 41 '6 " N , 122 ° 53' 47" W. |
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0 m
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| length | 40 km | |
| Catchment area | 250 km² | |
The Dosewallips River is located in the extreme northwest of the USA on the Olympic Peninsula off Seattle in Washington State .
The name of the river comes from the indigenous group of the same name, one of nine groups of the Skokomish , also known as Twana .
The Dosewallips River is 40 kilometers long and drains an area of approximately 250 km². It flows into the Hood Canal , a fjord of the Puget Sound , in Dosewallips State Park .