| 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 / 47.87444°N 122.25778°W[1] |
| Mouth | Sammamish River |
• coordinates | 47°45′14″N 122°14′30″W / 47.75389°N 122.24167°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 is a tributary of the Sammamish River in Snohomish and King counties, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is also known as dxʷɬ(ə)q̓ab in Lushootseed, meaning "a wide place".[4]
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.[5]
- 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 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Swamp Creek
- 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 August 5, 2009.
- 1 2 "Historical data, water years 1963-1990, for USGS gage 12127100 Swamp Creek at Kenmore, WA". USGS. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
- ↑ Ryckman, April; Environmental Science Associates (September 2020). I-405 corridor Bus Rapid Transit Historic and Archeological Resources Technical Memorandum (PDF) (Report). Sound Transit. p. 30. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ↑ "Swamp Creek Drainage Needs Report". Snohomish County Surface Water Management Division. December 2002. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
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