Swamp Creek (Washington)
Swamp Creek | |
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Location of the mouth of Swamp Creek in Washington | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
Counties | King, Snohomish |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Lake Stickney |
• coordinates | 47°52′28″N 122°15′28″W / 47.87444°N 122.25778°W[1] |
Mouth | Sammamish River |
• coordinates | 47°45′14″N 122°14′30″W / 47.75389°N 122.24167°WCoordinates: 47°45′14″N 122°14′30″W / 47.75389°N 122.24167°W[1] |
Length | 11 mi (18 km)[2] |
Basin size | 25 sq mi (65 km2)[2] |
Discharge | |
• location | USGS gage 12127100 at Kenmore, WA, river mile 0.5[3] |
• average | 33.9 cu ft/s (0.96 m3/s)[3] |
• minimum | 2.8 cu ft/s (0.079 m3/s) |
• maximum | 1,090 cu ft/s (31 m3/s) |
Swamp Creek is a tributary of the Sammamish River in Snohomish and King counties, Washington in the United States.
Swamp Creek starts at Lake Stickney near Everett. It ends in Kenmore at the Sammamish River, which then flows into Lake Washington.
Major tributaries[]
Swamp Creek receives a large amount of water from smaller creeks in the Swamp Creek sub-basin.[4]
- Scriber Creek, mostly in Lynnwood city limits, enters Swamp Creek near Brier.
- Golde Creek, begins near Alderwood Mall, enters Scriber Creek in Brier.
- Poplar Creek, mostly runs near Poplar Way outside Lynnwood, enters Scriber Creek near Brier.
- Martha Creek, begins at Martha Lake, flows into Swamp Creek near Locust Way & Filbert Road east of Lynnwood.
See also[]
- List of rivers of Washington
References[]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Swamp Creek
- ^ a b "Habitat Inventory and Assessment of Three Sammamish River Tributaries: North, Swamp and Little Bear Creeks" (PDF). King County Water and Land Resources Division. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
- ^ a b "Historical data, water years 1963-1990, for USGS gage 12127100 Swamp Creek at Kenmore, WA". USGS. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
- ^ "Swamp Creek Drainage Needs Report". Snohomish County Surface Water Management Division. December 2002. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
Categories:
- Rivers of Washington (state)
- Rivers of King County, Washington
- Rivers of Snohomish County, Washington
- King County, Washington geography stubs
- Snohomish County, Washington geography stubs
- Washington (state) river stubs