Pilchuck River

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Pilchuck River
Map of the Pilchuck River (highlighted in the Snohomish River basin)

Map of the Pilchuck River (highlighted in the Snohomish River basin)

Data
Water code US :  1524421
location Snohomish County ( Washington )
River system Snohomish River
Drain over Snohomish River  → Possession Sound
source Cascade chain
47 ° 59 ′ 19 ″  N , 121 ° 40 ′ 43 ″  W.
Source height 648  m
muzzle at Snohomish in the Snohomish River coordinates: 47 ° 54 '13 "  N , 122 ° 5' 27"  W 47 ° 54 '13 "  N , 122 ° 5' 27"  W.
Mouth height 2  m
Height difference 646 m
Bottom slope 10 ‰
length 64 km
Catchment area 329 km²

The Pilchuck River is a river in Washington state . The name is derived from the Chinook jargon pilpil ("blood", "red") and chuck ("water"), ie "red water".

River course

The Pilchuck River has its source in the Cascade Range . It flows mostly west, then south after Granite Falls to flow into the Snohomish River near Snohomish . The Snohomish River empties into part of the Puget Sound , the Possession Sound .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ William Bright : Native American placenames of the United States . University of Oklahoma Press, 2004, ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4 (Retrieved April 6, 2011). page = 382
  2. ^ Washington Water Year 2005 , USGS Water Resources Data