Cedar River (Lake Washington)

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Cedar River
Cedar River at Renton

Cedar River at Renton

Data
Water code US :  1517577
location King County in Washington (USA)
River system Lake Washington Ship Canal
Drain over Lake Washington Ship Canal  → Puget Sound
Confluence of North Fork and South Fork Cedar River
47 ° 18 ′ 47 ″  N , 121 ° 31 ′ 17 ″  W
muzzle in Lake Washington coordinates: 47 ° 30 '2 "  N , 122 ° 12' 58"  W 47 ° 30 '2 "  N , 122 ° 12' 58"  W.

length 72 km

The Cedar River ( English for " cedar river") is a river in the US state of Washington .

course

The river has its source in the Cascade Range and flows southwest through the natural Chester Morse Lake, which was set as a water reservoir in 1900, and then through a smaller lake called Masonry Pool . Then it flows westward to Maple Valley before changing its course northwest in numerous meanders . After 72 km it flows into the southern end of Lake Washington at Renton .

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