Rivers in Jefferson County
Clearwater River
Clearwater River: Several boat and bank access sites along the Clearwater provide access to good salmon, steelhead and cutthroat fishing. Check the current fishing regulations pamphlet for seasons, open areas and daily limits.
Dosewallips River
The Dosewallips River is situated on the Olympic Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington. It rises near Mount Anderson in the Olympic Mountains within the 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 has been washed out in January 2002, 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'Kalallam Tribe, and the Hood Canal Coordinating Council are intended to improve salmon habitat through the reconnection of the river to its historical floodplain.
The name Dosewallips comes from a Twana Indian myth about a man named Dos-wail-opsh who was turned into a mountain at the river's source.
Duckabush River
The Duckabush River is located in the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, USA. It rises near Mount Duckabush in the Olympic Mountains within the Olympic National Park and drains to Hood Canal, an arm of Puget Sound.
Elwha River
The Elwha River is a 45-mile-long river located on the Olympic Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington. From its source at Elwha snowfinger in the Olympic Range of Olympic National Park it flows generally north to the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Most of the river is contained within Olympic National Park. There are two dams on the river's lower course, both of which are scheduled to be removed.
The river is one of the only in the Pacific Northwest to contain all 5 species of Pacific Salmon and also contained four other anadromous trout species. Prior to the construction of the dams, approximately 400,000 adult salmon returned to the river each year to spawn in over 70 miles of river habitat. Today, less than 4,000 salmon return each year in only 4.9 miles of available habitat below the first dam.
The species of anadromous fish in the river include; Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Chum Salmon, Sockeye Salmon, and Pink Salmon, as well as, Steelhead, Coastal cutthroat trout, Bull trout, and Dolly Varden char.
Hoh River
The Hoh River is located in the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, U.S.A. It rises in the Olympic Mountains within the Olympic National Park and drains into the Pacific Ocean. It is a glacial river fed by glaciers on Mount Olympus, such as the Blue Glacier. It is a "braided river" and its many channels flow across a wide area of gravel bars. East of the Hoh river is the Hoh Indian reservation.
Hoh River
Queets River
Queets River: This river flows within the Olympic National Park and Quinault Indian Reservation. There are several boat and bank access sites along the river in the park. They provide access to good-to-excellent salmon and steelhead fishing. Check Olympic National Park fishing regulations for seasons, open areas and daily limits.
Quilcene River
The Big Quilcene River is a river on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. It rises in the Buckhorn Wilderness near Mount Constance in the Olympic Mountains and empties into Hood Canal. It is also the biggest river in Quilcene.
Salmon River
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