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 | |
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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 starts at Lake Stickney near Everett. It ends in Kenmore at the Sammamish River, which then flows into Lake Washington.
Swamp Creek receives a large amount of water from smaller creeks in the Swamp Creek sub-basin.[5]