Nooksack River

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The Nooksack River is a major river in northwestern Washington State that drains the western slopes of the North Cascades and flows through Whatcom County to Bellingham Bay.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWith Nooksack Indian Tribe
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
drainage western slopes of the North Cascades
drainageBasin Bellingham Bay
surface form: Bellingham Bay watershed
flowsDirection generally westward
flowsInto Bellingham Bay
flowsThrough Deming, Washington
Everson, Washington
Ferndale, Washington
Lynden, Washington
hasEstuary Bellingham Bay estuarine system
hasFloodRisk Whatcom County communities
hasNameOrigin Nooksack people
hasRecreationSite Nooksack Falls area
hasSourceRegion Mount Baker Wilderness
surface form: Mount Baker area

North Cascades
hasTributary Nooksack River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Middle Fork Nooksack River

Nooksack River self-linksurface differs
surface form: North Fork Nooksack River

Nooksack River self-linksurface differs
surface form: South Fork Nooksack River
hasWatercourseType glacially influenced river
snowmelt-fed river
hasWildlife chinook salmon
chum salmon
coho salmon
pink salmon
salmon
steelhead trout
locatedIn Pacific Northwest
Washington
surface form: Washington State

Whatcom County NERFINISHED
Whatcom County, Washington NERFINISHED
locatedNear Bellingham, Washington
mouthElevation sea level
mouthLocation Bellingham Bay
near Bellingham, Washington
nearbyMountain Mount Baker
Twin Sisters Range
nearbyProtectedArea Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
partOf Nooksack River watershed
Salish Sea
surface form: Salish Sea watershed
region northwestern Washington
usedFor fishing
irrigation
kayaking
rafting
recreation

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Bellingham metropolitan area waterBody Nooksack River
Whatcom County containsSettlement Nooksack River
this entity surface form: Nooksack
Whatcom County containsBodyOfWater Nooksack River
Salish Sea drainageBasinIncludes Nooksack River
Nooksack people primaryRegion Nooksack River
this entity surface form: Nooksack River valley
Nooksack people usesRiver Nooksack River
Nooksack people hasNameOrigin Nooksack River
Glacier, Washington locatedNear Nooksack River
this entity surface form: North Fork Nooksack River
Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest contains Nooksack River
this entity surface form: North Fork Nooksack River
Sumas, Washington near Nooksack River
this entity surface form: Nooksack River valley
Park Glacier drainageBasin Nooksack River
this entity surface form: North Fork Nooksack River basin
Deming, Washington locatedOnRiver Nooksack River
this entity surface form: North Fork Nooksack River
Deming, Washington nearRiver Nooksack River
Nooksack, Washington namedAfter Nooksack River
Nooksack, Washington nearRiver Nooksack River
Everson locatedNear Nooksack River
Everson nearbyWaterBody Nooksack River
Ferndale locatedOnRiver Nooksack River
subject surface form: Ferndale, Washington
Ferndale, Washington hasRiver Nooksack River
Nooksack River hasTributary Nooksack River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: North Fork Nooksack River
Nooksack River hasTributary Nooksack River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Middle Fork Nooksack River
Nooksack River hasTributary Nooksack River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: South Fork Nooksack River
Bellingham Bay hasInflow Nooksack River
Easton Glacier drainsInto Nooksack River
this entity surface form: Middle Fork Nooksack River
Boulder Glacier hydrologicalBasin Nooksack River
this entity surface form: Nooksack River basin
Everson, Washington locatedNear Nooksack River