Taylor River
| Taylor River | ||
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| location | King County , Washington , USA | |
| River system | Snohomish River | |
| Drain over | Snoqualmie River → Snohomish River → Puget Sound | |
| Source in the Northern Cascade Range |
Bear Lake 47 ° 34 ′ 21 ″ N , 121 ° 23 ′ 53 ″ W. |
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| Source height | 3610 m | |
| muzzle | Middle Fork Snoqualmie River Coordinates: 47 ° 32 '47 " N , 121 ° 32' 5" W 47 ° 32 '47 " N , 121 ° 32' 5" W.
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| Right tributaries |
Big Creek ( 47 ° 35 ′ 0 ″ N, 121 ° 27 ′ 27 ″ W ) Lipsi Otter Lake Falls |
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| Flowing lakes |
Snoqualmie Lake ( 47 ° 34 ′ 0 ″ N, 121 ° 24 ′ 44 ″ W ) |
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The Taylor River is a river in King County , Washington state .
course
Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap
The river begins as an outflow from Bear Lake . He tumbles over a small waterfall before entering Deer Lake . After leaving Deer Lake, it tumbles over another, much larger waterfall before reaching the largest and most beautiful of its three lakes, Snoqualmie Lake .
After leaving Snoqualmie Lake, the river tumbles again over a waterfall of considerable size, which is formed by a steep wall below the lake. Near the foot of the falls, the river takes in a stream that drains the lakes Nordrum, Judy and Carole. The river then turns north-west from a westward course before flowing west again. The Taylor River receives three major tributaries, Big Creek, Otter Creek, and Marten Creek, all three of which tumble into the river via large waterfalls. After the tributary of Marten Creek , the river turns south of its confluence with the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River . Shortly before the mouth, another main tributary flows into it, the Quartz Creek .
hike
There are several hiking trails in the Taylor River area. The most important and popular is the Taylor River Trail, which is an ancient road that ends near the base of the wall at Snoqualmie Lake. It begins before a bridge over the river just above the mouth of Quartz Creek. The trail follows the river relatively closely, crosses Marten and Big Creek with bridges from which the creeks and waterfalls can be seen. (Otter Creek is also crossed, but there is no bridge and the waterfall cannot be seen either.) The trail ends 1.9 km after the Big Creek Bridge.
The unmarked and uneven trail to Marten Creek can be reached if you leave the Taylor River Trail just before the Marten Creek Bridge.
There is a short side path that branches off the Taylor River Trail just after crossing Otter Creek; this set trail leads to Lipsy Lake and the beautiful Otter Falls which plunge straight into the tiny lake.
The Dream Lake Trail branches off from the Taylor River Trail, shortly after the Big Creek Bridge. The trail follows the creek steeply up to the lake and is almost non-existent in some sections.
At the end of the Taylor River Trail is the start of the difficult Nordrum Lake Trail, an uneven stretch that leads to remote Nordrum Lake and also provides access to Lakes Carole and Judy, as well as other lakes in remote areas.