Puyallup River

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The Puyallup River is a glacially fed river in western Washington that flows from Mount Rainier through the Tacoma–Puyallup area into Puget Sound.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf glacial river
river
associatedWith Puyallup Tribe
surface form: Puyallup Indian Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation
averageDischarge approximately 3,000 cubic feet per second
approximately 85 cubic meters per second
basinSize approximately 366 square miles
approximately 948 square kilometers
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crossedBy Interstate 5
State Route 167
State Route 512
dischargeLocation near Tacoma, Washington
emptiesInto Commencement Bay
environmentalIssue habitat degradation
industrial pollution
sedimentation
flowsThrough Fife, Washington
Orting, Washington
Puyallup Valley
Puyallup
surface form: Puyallup, Washington

Sumner, Washington
Tacoma, Washington
length approximately 45 miles
approximately 72 kilometers
locatedIn Pierce County
surface form: Pierce County, Washington

Washington
western Washington
mouth Puget Sound
mouthLocation Tacoma, Washington
namedAfter Puyallup people
originatesOnGlacier Puyallup Glacier
South Mowich Glacier
partOf Puget Sound
surface form: Puget Sound watershed
riverSystem Puyallup River basin
source Mount Rainier
sourceLocation Mount Rainier National Park
sourceMountainRange Cascade Range
sourceType glacial meltwater
subjectTo flooding
tributary Carbon River
Clarks Creek NERFINISHED
Clear Creek NERFINISHED
Mowich River
South Prairie Creek NERFINISHED
White River NERFINISHED
usedFor irrigation
municipal water supply
recreation
salmon habitat
steelhead habitat

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Seattle metropolitan area hasRiver Puyallup River
Puget Sound drainageBasinIncludes Puyallup River
Commencement Bay receivesInflowsFrom Puyallup River
Pierce County hasAreaFeature Puyallup River
Salish Sea drainageBasinIncludes Puyallup River
Tahoma isSourceOfRiver Puyallup River
Puyallup Valley drainageOf Puyallup River
Puyallup Valley partOf Puyallup River
this entity surface form: Puyallup River watershed
Puyallup Valley river Puyallup River
MV Puyallup namedFor Puyallup River
Thea Foss Waterway connectedTo Puyallup River
this entity surface form: Puyallup River (via Commencement Bay)
Sumner locatedOn Puyallup River
subject surface form: Sumner, Washington
Orting locatedOnRiver Puyallup River
Puyallup people traditionalTerritory Puyallup River
Puyallup hasRiver Puyallup River
Fife locatedInWatershed Puyallup River
this entity surface form: Puyallup River basin
Fife, Washington adjacentTo Puyallup River
Carbon River mouth Puyallup River
Carbon River tributaryOf Puyallup River
Carbon River riverSystem Puyallup River
this entity surface form: Puyallup River system