Skagit River

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The Skagit River is a major river in northwestern Washington State that flows from the Cascade Mountains through fertile valleys and into Puget Sound, supporting significant salmon runs and hydroelectric power generation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
adjacentTo Burlington, Washington
Concrete, Washington
Mount Vernon, Washington
Sedro-Woolley, Washington
basinSize approximately 3,100 square miles in the United States
includes drainage in British Columbia, Canada
country United States
crosses North Cascades National Park
Skagit Valley
ecoregion temperate rainforest and montane ecosystems
flowsInto Puget Sound
Skagit Bay
flowsThrough Skagit County
Snohomish County
Whatcom County
hasDam Diablo Dam
Gorge Dam
Ross Dam
hasFeature Skagit River delta
hasTributary Baker River
Cascade River
Sauk River
Suiattle River
hasValley Skagit Valley
hydroelectricProjectOperator Seattle City Light
importantFor commercial fisheries
recreational fishing
tribal fisheries
knownFor flooding events
hydroelectric power generation
major salmon runs
length approximately 150 miles
locatedIn North America
Pacific Northwest
Washington State
linked to: Washington
mouthLocation near Mount Vernon, Washington
partOf Skagit River watershed
linked to: Skagit River
sourceLocation British Columbia
Cascade Range
supportsSpecies Chinook salmon
Chum salmon
Coho salmon
Pink salmon
Sockeye salmon
steelhead trout
usedFor drinking water supply
irrigation
recreation

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Puget Sound drainageBasinIncludes Skagit River
Mount Vernon, Washington locatedOnRiver Skagit River
Skagit County traversedBy Skagit River
Skagit County namedAfter Skagit River
Salish Sea drainageBasinIncludes Skagit River
Cool Glacier drainageBasin Skagit River basin
linked to: Skagit River
North Fork Sauk River drainageBasin Skagit River basin
linked to: Skagit River
Suiattle River partOf Skagit River basin
linked to: Skagit River
Suiattle River drainageBasin Skagit River watershed
linked to: Skagit River
Skagit River partOf Skagit River watershed
linked to: Skagit River
Concrete, Washington locatedOn Skagit River
Clear Lake, Washington locatedNear Skagit River
Marblemount, Washington watercourse Skagit River
Skagit Bay hasInflow Skagit River
Skagit Bay hasInflow North Fork Skagit River
linked to: Skagit River
Skagit Bay hasInflow South Fork Skagit River
linked to: Skagit River
Mount Vernon, Washington locatedOnRiver Skagit River
subject linked to: Mount Vernon
Concrete, Washington locatedOn Skagit River
subject linked to: Concrete
Concrete, Washington river Skagit River
subject linked to: Concrete
Hamilton, Washington locatedOn Skagit River
subject linked to: Hamilton
Hamilton, Washington hasRiver Skagit River
subject linked to: Hamilton
Hamilton, Washington hasHydrologicalContext Skagit River watershed
subject linked to: Hamilton
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Skagit Valley farmlands irrigatedBy Skagit River
Washington State Route 20 crosses Skagit River
Skagit Valley Provincial Park isPartOf Skagit River watershed
linked to: Skagit River
Picket Range drainage Skagit River basin
linked to: Skagit River
Lyman, Washington locatedOn Skagit River
Hamilton, Washington locatedOn Skagit River
Hamilton, Washington watercourse Skagit River
Conway, Washington locatedNear Skagit River
Conway, Washington locatedInDrainageBasin Skagit River basin
linked to: Skagit River
Sedro-Woolley, Washington locatedOn Skagit River (nearby)
linked to: Skagit River
Burlington, Washington drainageBasin Skagit River basin
subject linked to: Burlington
linked to: Skagit River
Burlington, Washington locatedNear Skagit River
Rockport, Washington locatedOnRiver Skagit River