White River (Washington)

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White River (Washington) is a glacially fed river in western Washington State that flows from the Cascade Range and serves as a significant waterway in the Puget Sound region.

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Surface form Occurrences
White River (Wenatchee tributary) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf glacial river
river
basinSize approximately 1,280 square kilometers
approximately 494 square miles
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crossedBy State Route 164 NERFINISHED
State Route 167 NERFINISHED
State Route 410 NERFINISHED
damPurpose flood control
dischargeLocation near Auburn, Washington
flowsDirection generally northwest
flowsThrough Auburn, Washington NERFINISHED
Buckley, Washington NERFINISHED
Enumclaw, Washington NERFINISHED
King County, Washington NERFINISHED
Muckleshoot Indian Reservation NERFINISHED
Pierce County, Washington NERFINISHED
hasDam Mud Mountain Dam NERFINISHED
hasTributary Greenwater River NERFINISHED
Huckleberry Creek NERFINISHED
West Fork White River NERFINISHED
historicalName Stuck River NERFINISHED
length approximately 46 miles
approximately 75 kilometers
locatedIn Puget Sound region NERFINISHED
Washington
surface form: Washington State

western Washington
managedBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED
mouth Puyallup River NERFINISHED
mouthLocation near Sumner, Washington
originatesIn Mount Rainier National Park NERFINISHED
partOf Puget Sound watershed NERFINISHED
region Pacific Northwest
riverSystem Puyallup River system NERFINISHED
source Emmons Glacier NERFINISHED
sourceMountain Mount Rainier NERFINISHED
sourceRegion Cascade Range NERFINISHED
supports salmon runs
steelhead runs
tributaryOf Puyallup River NERFINISHED
usedFor hydroelectric power
irrigation
municipal water supply
recreation
waterColor glacially turbid
waterSource glacial meltwater
snowmelt

Referenced by (2)

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Wenatchee River hasTributary White River (Washington)
this entity surface form: White River (Wenatchee tributary)
Auburn locatedNear White River (Washington)
subject surface form: Auburn, Washington