Sams River

Sams River
Sams River is located in Washington (state)
Sams River
Mouth of Sams River in Washington
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
RegionOlympic Peninsula
CountyJefferson
Physical characteristics
SourceFinely Peak
 • locationOlympic National Park
 • coordinates47°35′18″N 123°45′28″W / 47.58833°N 123.75778°W / 47.58833; -123.75778[1]
 • elevation2,780 ft (850 m)[2]
MouthQueets River
 • location
Olympic National Park
 • coordinates
47°37′26″N 124°0′46″W / 47.62389°N 124.01278°W / 47.62389; -124.01278[1]
 • elevation
290 ft (88 m)[3]
Length15.7 mi (25.3 km)[4]
Basin size30.8 sq mi (80 km2)[5]

Sams River is a river in the U.S. state of Washington. A tributary of the Queets River, Sams River flows through Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest. Part of the river's lower course forms the boundary between the national park and national forest.

Sams River is 15.7 miles (25.3 km) long.[4] Its drainage basin is 30.8 square miles (80 km2) in area.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Sams River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
  2. ^ Google Earth elevation for GNIS source coordinates. Retrieved 2010 December 15.
  3. ^ Google Earth elevation for GNIS mouth coordinates. Retrieved 2010 December 15.
  4. ^ a b "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 December 2010. ArcExplorer GIS data viewer.
  5. ^ a b "Watershed Boundary Dataset". USDA, NRCS, National Cartography & Geospatial Center. Retrieved 4 September 2010. ArcExplorer GIS data viewer.