- Snohomish River
Infobox River
river_name = Snohomish River
caption = Snohomish River at Snohomish
origin = Monroe
mouth =Puget Sound
basin_countries =United States
length = 32 km (20 mi) [http://www.ecy.wa.gov/pubs/95154.pdf Snohomish River Watershed Draft Initial Assessment] ]
mouth_elevation = "sea level"
discharge = 269 m³/s (9,500 ft³/s)
watershed = 4,807 km² (1,856 mi²) [ [http://www1.co.snohomish.wa.us/Departments/Public_Works/Divisions/SWM/Work_Areas/Habitat/Salmon/Snohomish/ Surface Water Management Division: Snohomish River Salmon Recovery] ]The Snohomish River is a
Washington river formed by the confluence of the Skykomish and Snoqualmie rivers near Monroe. It flows northwest enteringPort Gardner Bay which is part of thePuget Sound system between Everett and Marysville. The Pilchuck River is its main tributary and joins the river at Snohomish. The river system drains the west side of theCascade Mountains fromSnoqualmie Pass north to beyondStevens Pass .Measured at Monroe, the Snohomish River has an average annual flow of 9,500 ft³/s. [cite web | title =Snohomish River at Snohomish | work = Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service | publisher =National Weather Service | date =January 4, 2007
url =http://ahps2.wrh.noaa.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=sew&gage=snaw1&view=1,1,1,1,1,1 | accessdate = 2007-01-04] In comparison, theColumbia River , Washington's largest river, has an average annual flow of 190,000 cubic feet per second, as measued atThe Dalles, Oregon . [http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/WR/cwp/cwpfactmap.html Columbia River Facts and Maps] ]ee also
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List of Washington rivers Notes
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