Skykomish River
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 Skykomish River at Monroe, near flood stage.
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Washington |
| County | Snohomish County, King County |
| Source | Confluence of the North and South Forks |
| - coordinates | 47°48′47″N 121°34′41″W / 47.81306°N 121.57806°W |
| Mouth | Snohomish River |
| - location | Monroe |
| - coordinates | 47°49′49″N 122°2′48″W / 47.83028°N 122.04667°WCoordinates: 47°49′49″N 122°2′48″W / 47.83028°N 122.04667°W |
| Length | 29 mi (47 km) |
| Basin | 834 sq mi (2,160 km2) |
| Discharge | for Gold Bar |
| - average | 3,973 cu ft/s (113 m3/s) |
| - max | 129,000 cu ft/s (3,653 m3/s) |
| - min | 298 cu ft/s (8 m3/s) |
 Map of the Skykomish River highlighted in the Snohomish River watershed
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  Mouth of the Skykomish River in Washington
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The Skykomish River is a Washington river which drains the west side of the Cascade Mountains in the southeast section of Snohomish County and the northeast corner of King County. The river starts with the confluence of the North Fork Skykomish River and South Fork Skykomish River approximately one mile west of Index, then flowing northwesterly towards Puget Sound. It is joined by the Sultan River and the Wallace River at Sultan. It then meets the Snoqualmie River to form the Snohomish River at Monroe. The Snohomish River continues along the river valley eventually dumping into Port Gardner Bay on Possession Sound (part of Puget Sound).
The Skykomish River's main stem is 29 miles (47 km) long. The length including its headwater tributaries, South Fork Skykomish and Tye River, is 62.4 miles (100 km). The Skykomish's drainage basin is 834 square miles (2,160 km2) in area.
U.S. Highway 2 and the BNSF Railway are routed to follow the Skykomish River, South Fork Skykomish, and Tye River to Stevens Pass and the Cascade Tunnel.
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