Swamp Creek (Washington) Explained

Swamp Creek
Map Size:	300
Pushpin Map:	Washington#USA
Pushpin Map Size:	300
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of the mouth of Swamp Creek in Washington
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	United States
Subdivision Type2:	State
Subdivision Name2:	Washington
Subdivision Type4:	Counties
Subdivision Name4:	King, Snohomish
Length:	11miles^[1]
Discharge1 Location:	USGS gage 12127100 at Kenmore, WA, river mile 0.5^[2]
Discharge1 Min:	2.8cuft/s
Discharge1 Avg:	33.9cuft/s^[3]
Discharge1 Max:	1090cuft/s
Source1:	Lake Stickney
Source1 Coordinates:	47.8744°N -122.2578°W
Mouth:	Sammamish River
Mouth Coordinates:	47.7539°N -122.2417°W
Basin Size:	25sqmi

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 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.