White River (Puyallup River)

This article is about the tributary to the Puyallup River. For the tributary to Lake Wenatchee, see White River (Lake Wenatchee). For other rivers, see White River (disambiguation).
White River
Stuck River
Emmons Glacier (left) on the northeast side of Mount Rainier, the source of the White River (lower left)
The White River is shown highlighted in the Puyallup River watershed
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountiesPierce, King
CityBuckley
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Rainier
 • locationEmmons Glacier
 • coordinates46°53′7″N 121°40′24″W / 46.88528°N 121.67333°W / 46.88528; -121.67333[1]
 • elevation5,050 ft (1,540 m)[2]
MouthPuyallup River
 • coordinates
47°11′59″N 122°15′31″W / 47.19972°N 122.25861°W / 47.19972; -122.25861[1]
 • elevation
29 ft (8.8 m)[2]
Length75 mi (121 km)[3]
Basin size494 sq mi (1,280 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationBuckley[5]
 • average1,435 cu ft/s (40.6 m3/s)[5]
 • minimum59 cu ft/s (1.7 m3/s)
 • maximum17,000 cu ft/s (480 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftWest Fork White River, Clearwater River
 • rightGreenwater River

The White River is a white, glacial river in the U.S. state of Washington. It flows about 75 miles (121 km) from its source, the Emmons Glacier on Mount Rainier, to join the Puyallup River at Sumner. It defines part of the boundary between King and Pierce counties.

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White River (Puyallup River)
  2. ^ a b Google Earth elevation for GNIS coordinates.
  3. ^ White River Archived 2002-11-20 at the Wayback Machine, The Columbia Gazetteer of North America
  4. ^ White River Watershed Facts, King County.
  5. ^ a b Puyallup and White River Basins, Water Resource Data, Washington, 2005, USGS.