Samish River
The Samish River is approximately 25 miles long, in northwestern Washington in the United States. The river drains an area of 139 square miles between the Skagit River basin on the south and the Nooksack River basin on the north.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Edison and Samish Island.
Samish Island
Locality
Samish Island was an unincorporated community in Skagit County, Washington, United States. Samish Island is situated 3½ miles west of Samish River.
Samish River
- Type: Stream
- Description: tributary to Samish Bay in Whatcom County and Skagit County, Washington state, United States of America
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Skagit, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
48.55511° or 48° 33′ 18″ north
Longitude
-122.45572° or 122° 27′ 21″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
84WVHG4V+2P
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Samish River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Samish”
- Catalan: “Samish”
- Cebuano: “Samish River”
- Dutch: “Samish River”
- French: “Samish”
- German: “Samish River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Samish”
- Venetian: “Samish”
- Welsh: “Afon Samish”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Edison Station and Sunset.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Samish River State Wildlife Area and Edison Elementary School.
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