Dungeness River

Coordinates: 48°9′3″N 123°8′8″W / 48.15083°N 123.13556°W / 48.15083; -123.13556

Dungeness River
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Clallam, Jefferson
Source	Olympic Mountains
- coordinates	47°48′19″N 123°10′0″W / 47.80528°N 123.166667°W / 47.80528; -123.166667 [1]
Mouth	Strait of Juan de Fuca
- coordinates	48°9′3″N 123°8′8″W / 48.15083°N 123.13556°W / 48.15083; -123.13556 [1]
Length	28 mi (45 km) [1]
Location of the mouth of the Dungeness River in Washington

The Dungeness River is a 28-mile (45 km) long^[1] river located in the Olympic Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington. It rises near Mount Constance in the Olympic Mountains within the Olympic National Park, flows through the Buckhorn Wilderness, passes by the town of Sequim, and empties into the Strait of Juan de Fuca at Dungeness Bay, behind the Dungeness Spit.^[2] One of its main tributaries is the Gray Wolf River.

The river was named for Dungeness Spit. The name "Dungeness" refers to the Dungeness headland in England. It was given by George Vancouver in 1792, who wrote: The low sandy point of land, which from its great resemblance to Dungeness in the British Channel, I called New Dungeness.^[3]

See also

• List of Washington rivers
• Dungeness crab

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dungeness River
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dungeness Bay
3. ^ Phillips, James W. (1971). Washington State Place Names. University of Washington Press. ISBN 0-295-95158-3.