The Ozette River is a stream on the
Olympic Peninsula
The Olympic Peninsula is a large arm of land in western Washington that lies across Puget Sound from Seattle, and contains Olympic National Park. It is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean, the north by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the ...
in the
U.S. state
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of
Washington
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* Washington (state), United States
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. It originates in the northwestern
Olympic Mountains
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and empties into the
Pacific Ocean
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.
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website.
Course
The Ozette River originates in the northwestern portion of Olympic Peninsula at the north end of
Ozette Lake
Lake Ozette is the largest unaltered natural lake in Washington state at .
The Makah name for Lake Ozette was ''Kahouk'' meaning "large lake". long and wide, Lake Ozette is contained within the northern boundary of the Olympic National Park's ...
at the town of
Ozette. It flows generally northwest, emptying into the Pacific just north of
Cape Alava
Cape Alava is a cape in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Located in Clallam County, Washington. The cape is situated within Olympic National Park and the Makah Indian Reservation, and is accessible via a 3-mile boardwalk hike ...
. Its course passes through the
Ozette Indian Reservation and
Olympic National Park
Olympic National Park is a United States national park located in the State of Washington, on the Olympic Peninsula. The park has four regions: the Pacific coastline, alpine areas, the west-side temperate rainforest, and the forests of the drier ...
. The principal tributary of the Ozette River, via Ozette Lake, is the
Big River.
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See also
* List of rivers of Washington
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Washington.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin. Respective tributaries are indented under each larger stream's name and are ordered downstream to upstream.
Fraser River (Britis ...
References
Rivers of Washington (state)
Rivers of Clallam County, Washington
Landforms of Olympic National Park
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