Tolt River

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Tolt River
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Map of the Tolt River highlighted in the Snohomish River watershed
Tolt River
Location
Country United States
State Washington
County King
Physical characteristics
SourceNorth Fork Tolt River
 • coordinates 47°41′44″N121°49′14″W / 47.69556°N 121.82056°W / 47.69556; -121.82056 [1]
Mouth Snoqualmie River
 • coordinates
 47°38′24″N121°55′25″W / 47.64000°N 121.92361°W / 47.64000; -121.92361 [1]
Discharge 
 • locationUSGS gage 12148500, near Carnation, WA [2]
 • average572 cu ft/s (16.2 m3/s) [2]
 • minimum53 cu ft/s (1.5 m3/s)
 • maximum11,400 cu ft/s (320 m3/s)

The Tolt River is located in the western foothills of the Cascade Mountains in north central King County in the U.S. state of Washington. The river begins at the confluence of the North Fork Tolt and South Fork Tolt rivers. It flows southwest joining the Snoqualmie River near Carnation, Washington. The Tolt River watershed is part of the larger Snohomish River and Puget Sound drainage basin.

Contents

The South Fork Tolt watershed provides ~30% of the drinking water for Seattle area residents.

Name origin

The name Tolt comes from the Lushootseed village name tultxʷ or tulq. [3]

See also

The Tolt River, from the trail bridge over it in Tolt MacDonald Park, in Carnation, Washington Tolt River 2.jpg
The Tolt River, from the trail bridge over it in Tolt MacDonald Park, in Carnation, Washington

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tolt River
  2. 1 2 "Water Resources Data-Washington Water Year 2005; Snohomish River Basin" (PDF). USGS . Retrieved 5 August 2009.
  3. ↑ Bright, William (2004). Native American placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 504. ISBN   978-0-8061-3598-4 . Retrieved 11 April 2011.


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