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The Snoqualmie River is a 45-mile (72 km) long river in King County and Snohomish County in the U.S. state of Washington. The river's three main tributaries are the North, Middle, and South Forks, which drain the west side of the Cascade Mountains near the town of North Bend and join near the town of Snoqualmie just above the Snoqualmie Falls .
In 1917, a new all-electric lumber mill (the second in the U.S.) opened across the river from Snoqualmie, along with the company town associated with it, Snoqualmie Falls. For the first half of the century, the timber industry provided the city and valley with a stable source of income and employment, even as World War I drew away workers and ...
Snoqualmie River. Tolt River; ... North Fork Touchet River. Wolf Fork; Mill Creek; Snake River. ... USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Washington (1974)
Fans of the 1980s cult classic “Twin Peaks” know all about North Bend and Snoqualmie, two Washington towns that served as the backdrop for the television show. Some of the original series ...
Nov. 1—OLYMPIA — Fishing will close Friday on the Snoqualmie River from its mouth near Monroe to Snoqualmie Falls, according to an announcement from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
The Snoqualmie Valley is a farming and timber-producing region located along the Snoqualmie River in Western Washington, United States. The valley stretches from the confluence of the three forks of the river at North Bend to the confluence of the Snoqualmie River and the Skykomish River (home to the Skykomish / Skai-whamish , a Snoqualmie band ...
Shortly after the outflow, the river plunges into 280 feet (85 m) Kanim Falls, the biggest waterfall of the North Fork Snoqualmie River. [3] Bear Lakes and Bear Creek is a short distance south over Canoe Peak , while Coney Lake is to the east and Paradise Lakes , at the foot of Bare Mountain (5,200 feet (1,600 m)), is to the west of Lake Kanim.
More typical is a strong east wind as pressure gradients carry higher pressure air across Snoqualmie Pass and down the Snoqualmie Valley. According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 2.90 square miles (7.51 km 2 ), of which 2.84 square miles (7.36 km 2 ) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km 2 ) or 1.52%, are water.