Suiattle River
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| Suiattle River | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Washington |
| Counties | Skagit, Snohomish |
| Source | Suiattle Glacier |
| - elevation | 6,077 ft (1,852 m) [1] |
| - coordinates | 48°4′56″N 121°5′28″W / 48.08222°N 121.09111°W [2] |
| Mouth | Sauk River |
| - elevation | 377 ft (115 m) [3] |
| - coordinates | 48°20′17″N 121°32′55″W / 48.33806°N 121.54861°W [2] |
| Length | 45 mi (72 km) [4] |
| Discharge | for USGS gage 12129000, near Manford, WA |
| - average | 1,750 cu ft/s (49.6 m3/s) [5] |
| - max | 30,700 cu ft/s (869.3 m3/s) |
| - min | 430 cu ft/s (12.2 m3/s) |
  Location of the mouth of the Suiattle River in Washington
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The Suiattle River is a river in the U.S. state of Washington.
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[edit] Course
The Suiattle River originates from the Suiattle Glacier on the slopes of Glacier Peak in the Cascade Range. It flows generally northwest to join the Sauk River north of Darrington. The Sauk River in turn joins the Skagit River, which empties into Skagit Bay, part of Puget Sound.[6] It is a National Wild and Scenic River.[7]
[edit] Tributaries
The Suiattle's largest tributaries include Chocolate Creek, entering the river's upper reaches, Dusty Creek, Sulpher Creek and Downey Creek.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Suiattle River
- ^ Mouth elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
- ^ Length calculated in Google Earth using the path tool.
- ^ "Historical data, water years 1938-1949, for USGS gage 12129000, Suiattle River near Mansford, WA". USGS. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/wa/nwis/inventory/?station=12189000. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
- ^ "Washington Water Year 2005" (pdf). United States Geological Survey (USGS). 2005. http://pubs.usgs.gov/wdr/2005/wdr-wa-05-1/. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
- ^ "Skagit Wild and Scenic River, Washington". The Wild & Scenic Rivers Council. http://www.rivers.gov/wsr-skagit.html. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
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