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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.
Snoqualmie River. Tolt River; ... North Fork Touchet River. Wolf Fork; Mill Creek; Snake River. ... USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Washington (1974)
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Olallie State Park is a public recreation area featuring multiple waterfalls located five miles (8.0 km) southeast of North Bend, Washington. [2] The state park spans a 3.5-mile (5.6 km) stretch along the South Fork of the Snoqualmie River. [3] The most prominent feature of the park is 135-foot-high (41 m) Twin Falls. [4]
Snoqualmie Falls is a 268-foot (82 m) waterfall in the northwest United States, located east of Seattle on the Snoqualmie River between Snoqualmie and Fall City, Washington. It is one of Washington's most popular scenic attractions and is known internationally for its appearance in the television series Twin Peaks. More than 1.5 million ...