Tolt River | |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Washington |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | King |
Discharge1 Location: | USGS gage 12148500, near Carnation, WA[1] |
Discharge1 Min: | 53cuft/s |
Discharge1 Avg: | 572cuft/s[2] |
Discharge1 Max: | 11400cuft/s |
Source1: | North Fork Tolt River |
Source1 Coordinates: | 47.6956°N -121.8206°W |
Mouth: | Snoqualmie River |
Mouth Coordinates: | 47.64°N -121.9236°W |
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 South Fork Tolt watershed provides ~30% of the drinking water for Seattle area residents.
The name Tolt comes from the Lushootseed village name tultxʷ or tulq.[3]
. William Bright. Native American placenames of the United States. 11 April 2011. 2004. University of Oklahoma Press. 978-0-8061-3598-4. 504.