Tolt River

Tolt River
River
Map of the Tolt River highlighted in the Snohomish River watershed
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	King
Source	North Fork Tolt River
- coordinates	47°41′44″N 121°49′14″W / 47.69556°N 121.82056°W [1]
Secondary source	South Fork Tolt River
Mouth	Snoqualmie River
- coordinates	47°38′24″N 121°55′25″W / 47.64000°N 121.92361°WCoordinates: 47°38′24″N 121°55′25″W / 47.64000°N 121.92361°W [1]
Discharge	for USGS gage 12148500, near Carnation, WA
- average	572 cu ft/s (16.2 m^3/s) [2]
- max	11,400 cu ft/s (322.8 m^3/s)
- min	53 cu ft/s (1.5 m^3/s)

The Tolt River is located in the western foothills of the Cascade Mountains in north central King County in the U.S. state of Washington. The river begins at the confluence of the North Fork Tolt and South Fork Tolt rivers. It flows southwest joining the Snoqualmie River near Carnation, Washington. The Tolt River watershed is part of the larger Snohomish River and Puget Sound drainage basin. The name "Tolt" comes from the Lushootseed village name /túlq/.^[3]

The South Fork Tolt watershed provides ~30% of the drinking water for Seattle area residents.

See also

The Tolt River, from the trail bridge over it in Tolt MacDonald Park, in Carnation, Washington

• List of rivers of Washington

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tolt River
2. "Water Resources Data-Washington Water Year 2005; Snohomish River Basin" (PDF). USGS. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
3. Bright, William (2004). Native American placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 504. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4. Retrieved 11 April 2011.

External links

• Tolt River Flooding Information
• Tolt River Watershed