Sulphide Creek

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Sulphide Creek
Data
location Skagit County / Whatcom County , Washington , USA
River system Skagit River
Drain over Baker River  → Skagit River  → Puget Sound
source Northern Cascade Range
48 ° 48 ′ 13 ″  N , 121 ° 34 ′ 52 ″  W.
Source height 1769  m
muzzle Skagit River Coordinates: 48 ° 46 ′ 36 "  N , 121 ° 31 ′ 59"  W 48 ° 46 ′ 36 "  N , 121 ° 31 ′ 59"  W.
Mouth height 369  m
Height difference 1400 m
Bottom slope 35%
length 4 km
Drain at the Baker River gauge (Skagit River) MNQ
 15.3 m³ / s

The Sulphide Creek is about four kilometers long glacial stream a tributary of the Baker River in the counties Whatcom and Skagit in the US state Washington . It flows in a steep and narrow canyon on the southeast flank of Mount Shuksan , within the North Cascades National Park . Although referred to as a stream, it is river-like because of its large amount of runoff. Its source lies in the “massive” glaciers Sulphide and Crystal, at around 1,769 meters above sea level. It flows eastward and collects several small tributaries before flowing into the Baker River at a height of 369 meters. The creek is known for a series of very high waterfalls that can be found in both the main stream and its tributaries.

Surname

The name "Sulphide" is the British spelling of sulfur (am. English "sulfur"), but the origin is unknown.

course

After leaving the glaciers of the Sulphide Creek jumps over several hundred meters down a number of greenschist -Klippen in a small Kar -See, the Sulphide Lake . After draining from the lake, it tumbles over Sulphide Creek Falls , one of the highest waterfalls in North America at 2,182 ft (665 m). From the falls, it enters a steep narrow valley, often referred to as a canyon, which is considered "no report of litter and exploration".

Right at the base of the falls, a tributary flows into Sulphide Creek from the right. The creek gently turns northeast and takes in a large tributary from the left. This tributary rises in several small snowfields on the eastern flank of Mount Shuksan, the streams of which gather and jointly flow into Sulphide Creek. The Mount Shuksan Waterfalls can be found in the basin of this river:

  • the Seahpo Peak Falls (2,200 ft (671 m))
  • the Cloudcap Falls (2,400 ft (732 m))
  • the Jagged Ridge Falls (1,500 ft (457 m)) and
  • the Rockflow Canyon Falls (200 ft (61 m)).

Sulphide Creek continues on its way generally southeast through forest to its confluence with the Baker River on its right bank, two tributaries above Blum Creek and several miles above Baker Lake , a reservoir on the Baker River, and Shannon Creek . At the mouth, the distance to Sulphide Creek Falls is about 3 kilometers.

Flow rate

The flow rate of Sulphide Creek at its mouth averages about 15 cubic meters per second, if you also consider the flow of the main branch at Sulphide Creek Falls and add the flow of the inflow with Rockflow Canyon Falls.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Height derivation from Google Earth
  2. ^ Sulphide Creek in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey - source and mouth coordinates
  3. ↑ Top 10: North America Waterfall Destinations . AskMen.com. Retrieved May 17, 2009.
  4. ↑ a b c Sulphide Creek Falls . In: Bryan Swan and Dean Goss . World Waterfall Database. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
  5. ^ Canyon Prospects in the North Cascades . Canyoneering Northwest. Archived from the original on April 27, 2009. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 16, 2009. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.canyoneeringnorthwest.com
  6. ↑ a b
    • Bryan Swan: Seahpo Peak Falls . Waterfalls of the Pacific Northwest. Retrieved May 17, 2009.
    • Bryan Swan: Cloudcap Falls . Waterfalls of the Pacific Northwest. Retrieved May 17, 2009.
    • Bryan Swan: Jagged Ridge Falls . Waterfalls of the Pacific Northwest. Retrieved May 17, 2009.
    • Bryan Swan: Rockflow Canyon Falls . Waterfalls of the Pacific Northwest. Retrieved May 17, 2009.