Duwamish River

Duwamish River
Lushootseed: *dxʷdəw*
Duwamish River; Lushootseed: dxʷdəw
	The lower Duwamish Waterway and the First Avenue South Bridge (State Route 99), looking north. Slips 1, 2, and 3 can be seen on the eastern bank. Kellogg Island is the crescent-shaped island in the upper right portion. Terminal 115 is located in the central portion
	Map of the Duwamish/Green River watershed with the Duwamish highlighted
Location
Country	United States
State	Washington
Cities	Seattle, Tukwila
Physical characteristics
Source	Green River
Mouth	Elliott Bay
Length	12 mi (19 km)
Discharge
• location	Elliott Bay

The Duwamish River (Lushootseed: dxʷdəw)^[1] is the name of the lower 12 miles (19 km) of Washington state's Green River. Its industrialized estuary is known as the Duwamish Waterway. Although heavily polluted, it is an important habitat for the wildlife. Important to the Duwamish people, the Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center is on the west bank of the river and several parks have Indigenous Lushootseed names .

^ Bates, Dawn; Hess, Thom; Hilbert, Vi (1994). Lushootseed Dictionary. Seattle: University of Washington Press. ISBN 978-0-295-97323-4. OCLC 29877333.

[Dictionary-1] Bates, Dawn; Hess, Thom; Hilbert, Vi (1994). Lushootseed Dictionary. Seattle: University of Washington Press. ISBN 978-0-295-97323-4. OCLC 29877333.

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