Swamp Creek (Washington)

Swamp Creek is a tributary of the Sammamish River in Snohomish and King counties, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is also known as dxʷɬ(ə)q̓ab in Lushootseed, meaning "a wide place".^[4]

Swamp Creek
Swamp Creek in Kenmore
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Location
Country	United States
State	Washington
Counties	King, Snohomish
Physical characteristics
Source	Lake Stickney
• coordinates	47°52′28″N 122°15′28″W[1]
Mouth	Sammamish River
• coordinates	47°45′14″N 122°14′30″W[1]
Length	11 mi (18 km)[2]
Basin size	25 sq mi (65 km2)[2]
Discharge
• location	USGS gage 12127100 at Kenmore, WA, river mile 0.5[3]
• average	33.9 cu ft/s (0.96 m3/s)[3]
• minimum	2.8 cu ft/s (0.079 m3/s)
• maximum	1,090 cu ft/s (31 m3/s)

Swamp Creek starts at Lake Stickney near Everett. It ends in Kenmore at the Sammamish River, which then flows into Lake Washington.

Major tributaries

Swamp Creek receives a large amount of water from smaller creeks in the Swamp Creek sub-basin.^[5]

• Scriber Creek, mostly in Lynnwood city limits, enters Swamp Creek near Brier.
  • Golde Creek, begins near Alderwood Mall, enters Scriber Creek in Brier.
  • Poplar Creek, mostly runs near Poplar Way outside Lynnwood, enters Scriber Creek near Brier.
• Martha Creek, begins at Martha Lake, flows into Swamp Creek near Locust Way & Filbert Road east of Lynnwood.

See also

• List of rivers of Washington (state)