Salmon River (Washington)

Salmon River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyJefferson
Physical characteristics
SourceOlympic Mountains
 • coordinates47°31′27″N 124°2′29″W / 47.52417°N 124.04139°W / 47.52417; -124.04139[1]
MouthQueets River
 • coordinates
47°33′21″N 124°13′12″W / 47.55583°N 124.22000°W / 47.55583; -124.22000[1]
Length18 mi (29 km)[2]
Basin size56 sq mi (150 km2)
Discharge 
 • locationQueets River[3]
 • average288 cu ft/s (8.2 m3/s)[3]

The Salmon River is a tributary of the Queets River in U.S. state of Washington.

The river flows roughly from east to south, with the North Fork Salmon River, Middle Fork Salmon River, South Fork Salmon River, combining to form the Salmon River, which empties into the Queets River. The river's length, including its longest source tributary, the Middle Fork, is 18 miles (29 km). The main stem Salmon River, below the North Fork, is about 13 miles (21 km) long.[2] The Salmon's drainage basin is 56 square miles (150 km2) in area.[4]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Salmon River
  2. ^ a b "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 September 2010. ArcExplorer GIS data viewer.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference USGS Study was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Watershed Boundary Dataset". USDA, NRCS, National Cartography & Geospatial Center. Retrieved 4 September 2010. ArcExplorer GIS data viewer.