Swamp Creek (Washington)

Swamp Creek
Swamp Creek in Kenmore
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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 km^2)[2]
Discharge
• location	USGS gage 12127100 at Kenmore, WA, river mile 0.5[3]
• average	33.9 cu ft/s (0.96 m^3/s)[3]
• minimum	2.8 cu ft/s (0.079 m^3/s)
• maximum	1,090 cu ft/s (31 m^3/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

• List of rivers of Washington (state)

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Swamp Creek
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.
3. "Historical data, water years 1963-1990, for USGS gage 12127100 Swamp Creek at Kenmore, WA". USGS. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
4. 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.
5. "Swamp Creek Drainage Needs Report". Snohomish County Surface Water Management Division. December 2002. Retrieved June 15, 2011.