Swamp Creek (Washington)
Swamp Creek is a tributary of the Sammamish River in Snohomish and King Counties, Washington in the United States.
| Swamp Creek | |
|---|---|
 Swamp Creek in Kenmore | |
  Location of the mouth of Swamp Creek in Washington  Swamp Creek (Washington) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| Counties | King, Snohomish |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lake Stickney |
| ⁃ coordinates | 47°52′28″N 122°15′28″W[1] |
| Mouth | Sammamish River |
⁃ coordinates | 47°45′14″N 122°14′30″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 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
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Swamp Creek
- "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.
- "Historical data, water years 1963-1990, for USGS gage 12127100 Swamp Creek at Kenmore, WA". USGS. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
- "Swamp Creek Drainage Needs Report". Snohomish County Surface Water Management Division. December 2002. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
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