Sumas River

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name = Sumas River
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country = Canada
country1 = United States
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state = British Columbia
region_type = State
region = Washington
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source = Sumas Mountain
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source_lat_d = 48
source_lat_m = 52
source_lat_s = 40
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source_long_d = 122
source_long_m = 18
source_long_s = 32
source_long_EW = W
source_coordinates_note = GNIS|1526704|Sumas River]
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mouth = Fraser River
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mouth_lat_d = 49
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mouth_long_d = 122
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length = 58
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footnotes =The Sumas River is a tributary of the Fraser River in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington.

Course

The Sumas River originates in Whatcom County, Washington just north of the Nooksack River and west of Sumas Mountain. It flows generally northeast, crossing the Canada–United States border and emptying into the Fraser River.

History

The Sumas River used to flow into Sumas Lake, a large lake on the Fraser River's floodplain. In the 1920s the lake was drained.

ee also

*List of British Columbia rivers

*List of rivers of Washington

References