Skagit River
| Skagit River | |
 Gorge Lake portion of the Skagit River in Washington
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| Countries | Canada, United States |
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| Regions | British Columbia, Washington |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Cascade River, Sauk River |
| - right | Baker River |
| Cities | Newhalem, Marblemount, Rockport, Concrete, Sedro-Woolley, Mount Vernon |
| Source | Allison Pass |
| - location | E. C. Manning Provincial Park, British Columbia |
| - elevation | 4,480 ft (1,366 m) |
| - coordinates | 49°07′23″N 120°52′39″W / 49.12306°N 120.87750°W |
| Mouth | Skagit forks near Puget Sound |
| - location | Skagit City, Washington |
| - elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| - coordinates | 48°23′14″N 122°22′01″W / 48.38722°N 122.36694°WCoordinates: 48°23′14″N 122°22′01″W / 48.38722°N 122.36694°W |
| Length | 150 mi (241 km) |
| Basin | 2,656 sq mi (6,879 km2) |
| Discharge | for Mount Vernon, WA, river mile 1 (rkm 1.6) |
| - average | 16,530 cu ft/s (468 m3/s) |
| - max | 180,000 cu ft/s (5,097 m3/s) |
| - min | 3,050 cu ft/s (86 m3/s) |
 Map of the Skagit River drainage basin
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The Skagit River (/ˈskædʒᵻt/ SKAJ-it) is a river in southwestern British Columbia in Canada and northwestern Washington in the United States, approximately 150 mi (240 km) long. The river and its tributaries drain an area of 1.7 million acres (6900 km²) of the Cascade Range along the northern end of Puget Sound and flows into the sound.
The Skagit watershed is characterized by a temperate, mid-latitude, maritime climate. Temperatures range widely throughout the watershed. Recorded temperatures at Newhalem range from a low of −6 °F (−21 °C) to a high of 109 °F (43 °C), with greater extremes likely in the mountains. The highest temperatures are commonly recorded in July; the lowest are in January.
The Skagit River rises at Allison Pass in the Canadian Cascades of British Columbia. From there it flows northwest along the Crowsnest Highway, which follows the river into Manning Provincial Park. It turns abruptly south where it receives Snass Creek from the right, then enters Skagit Valley Provincial Park at the point where it receives the Sumallo River from the right. It receives the Klesilkwa River from the right, and turns southeast to flow into Ross Lake, where it crosses the Canada–United States border and into Washington state.
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