Snohomish River
| Snohomish River | ||
 Map of the Snohomish River and its tributaries |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 1508473 | |
| location | Snohomish County , Washington , United States | |
| River system | Snohomish River | |
| origin | Confluence of the Skykomish and Snoqualmie Rivers 47 ° 49 ′ 48 ″ N , 122 ° 2 ′ 47 ″ W |
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| muzzle | Port Gardner Bay ( Puget Sound ) Coordinates: 48 ° 1 ′ 16 " N , 122 ° 12 ′ 30" W 48 ° 1 ′ 16 " N , 122 ° 12 ′ 30" W
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| length | 32 km | |
| Catchment area | 4807 km² | |
| Outflow at the Monroe gauge |
MQ |
270 m³ / s |
 Snohomish River at Snohomish |
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The Snohomish River is a river in the US state of Washington , which gets its name from the confluence of the Skykomish River and the Snoqualmie River near Monroe . It flows northwest until it flows into Port Gardner Bay , part of Puget Sound , between Everett and Marysville . The Pilchuck River is its largest tributary and flows into it at Snohomish . The Snohomish River drains the west side of the Cascade Range from Snoqualmie Pass to Stevens Pass in the north .
Measured at Monroe, the Snohomish River has a water volume of 270 m³. In comparison, the Columbia River, Washington's largest river, carries 7,500 m³ of water.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2 miles after Snohomish River Watershed Draft Initial Assessment ( Memento of the original from October 4, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ 1856 square miles by Surface Water Management Division: Snohomish River Salmon Recovery
- ↑ a b J.C. Kammerer: Largest Rivers in the United States . US Geological Survey. May 1990. Retrieved April 1, 2008.
Web links
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During the floods of November 2006, rubble was washed under the Route 9 Bridge