Swamp Creek (Washington)

Swamp Creek
Swamp Creek in Kenmore
Country United States
State Washington
Counties King, Snohomish
Source Lake Stickney
 - coordinates 47°52′28″N 122°15′28″W / 47.87444°N 122.25778°W / 47.87444; -122.25778 [1]
Mouth Sammamish River
 - coordinates 47°45′14″N 122°14′30″W / 47.75389°N 122.24167°W / 47.75389; -122.24167Coordinates: 47°45′14″N 122°14′30″W / 47.75389°N 122.24167°W / 47.75389; -122.24167 [1]
Length 11 mi (18 km) [2]
Basin 25 sq mi (65 km2) [2]
Discharge for USGS gage 12127100 at Kenmore, WA, river mile 0.5
 - average 33.9 cu ft/s (1.0 m3/s) [3]
 - max 1,090 cu ft/s (30.9 m3/s)
 - min 2.8 cu ft/s (0.1 m3/s)
Location of the mouth of Swamp Creek in Washington

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

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Swamp Creek
  2. 1 2 "Habitat Inventory and Assessment of Three Sammamish River Tributaries: North, Swamp and Little Bear Creeks" (PDF). King County Water and Land Resources Division. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
  3. ↑ "Historical data, water years 1963-1990, for USGS gage 12127100 Swamp Creek at Kenmore, WA". USGS. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
  4. ↑ "Swamp Creek Drainage Needs Report". Snohomish County Surface Water Management Division. December 2002. Retrieved 15 June 2011.


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