![]() First the North Fork Sol Duc River then the South Fork Sol Duc River. Just before the river exits the national park it is joined by its two main tributaries. For a short distance the boundary of Olympic National Park runs approximately along the river. The Sol Duc River continues northwest, paralleled by the Sol Duc Road leading to the campground. Nearby is the Sol Duc Campground, and the Soleduck Ranger Station, after which its valley becomes considerably wider. It passes Sol Duc Hot Springs, a resort spa built in 1912 and refurbished in the 1980s by the National Park Service. The Sol Duc turns more directly northwest and its valley broadens. The river plunges over Sol Duc Falls, after which Canyon Creek joins from the south. The Salmon Cascades on the Sol Duc River in Olympic National Park. Seven Lakes Creek flows from Seven Lakes Basin through several lakes including Soleduck Lake, to join the Sol Duc River from the south. Rocky Creek flows from Mount Appleton near Appleton Pass, joining the Sol Duc from the north. Bridge Creek, which flows from Heart Lake in the high alpine Soleduck Park, joins the Sol Duc in Soleduck Flats. ![]() The Sol Duc flows generally west and northwest, collecting numerous headwater tributaries. The confluence of the two forms the Quillayute River. The Bogachiel River rises near Bogachiel Peak and flows south of the Sol Duc River. Bogachiel Peak is part of the High Divide. The Sol Duc River originates in the northern Olympic Mountains, in Olympic National Park, on the north side of High Divide, which separates the Sol Duc and Hoh River watersheds. ![]() The maximum and minimum recorded discharges were, according to Wuerthner, 588.85 m 3/s (20,795 cu ft/s) and 4.39 m 3/s (155 cu ft/s). Wuerthner says the mean annual flow is 37 m 3/s (1,300 cu ft/s), Ecology says it is 1,270 cu ft/s (36 m 3/s). Also, Wuerthner uses metric units while Ecology uses imperial units. ![]() Wuerthner cites slightly different annual streamflow figures than the Washington Department of Ecology. According to George Wuerthner, the river's average winter flow is 104.75 cubic metres per second (3,699 cu ft/s) but its average summer flow is only 12.74 m 3/s (450 cu ft/s). The discharge, or streamflow of the Sol Duc River has considerable seasonal variation. The name comes from its Quileute name, /só:liɬt'aqʷ/, meaning "sparkling waters". In 1992 the spelling was officially changed to "Sol Duc" by the State of Washington Board on Geographic Names. Before 1992 the accepted spelling was "Soleduck". There are two common spellings of the river's name, Sol Duc and Soleduck. The city of Forks is so named due to the close convergence of the Sol Duc, Bogachiel, and Calawah Rivers. Route 101 follows the Sol Duc River for many miles through Olympic National Forest and the Sol Duc Valley to the vicinity of Forks. The forests within Olympic National Park are protected. Most of the forests have been logged at least once. Much of the Sol Duc River's watershed is valuable timber land. Other notable tributaries include Bear Creek, Beaver Creek, and Lake Creek. The Sol Duc River's main tributaries are its two forks, the North Fork Sol Duc River and the South Fork Sol Duc River. The Sol Duc's watershed is the largest of the Quillayute's tributaries, at 219 square miles (570 km 2). Although the Quillayute River is short, its large tributary rivers-the Sol Duc, Bogachiel, Calawah, and Dickey Rivers-drain the largest watershed of the northern Olympic Peninsula, 629 square miles (1,630 km 2). Near the Pacific Ocean the Sol Duc River joins the Bogachiel River, forming the Quillayute River, which flows about 4 miles (6.4 km) to the Pacific Ocean at La Push. About 78 miles (126 km) long, it flows west through the northwest part of the Olympic Peninsula, from the Olympic Mountains of Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest, then through the broad Sol Duc Valley. The Sol Duc River (also spelled Soleduck) is a river in the U.S.
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