South Fork Skykomish River
South Fork Skykomish River is a river in Snohomish, Washington. South Fork Skykomish River is situated nearby to the village Index, as well as near the hamlet Baring.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sunset Falls and Canyon Falls.
Sunset Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Loco Steve, CC BY 3.0.
Sunset Falls is the final of the three waterfalls on the South Fork Skykomish River. The falls drop 104 feet in a long, narrow, powerful chute. The river is thought to attain speeds of 60 kilometres an hour and the chute is nearly 300 feet long.
Canyon Falls
Waterfall
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Canyon Falls is the second of the three waterfalls on the South Fork Skykomish River. The falls occur about halfway between Eagle Falls and Sunset Falls.
Eagle Falls
Waterfall
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Eagle Falls is the uppermost waterfall on the South Fork Skykomish River in Washington. The falls are located downstream from the town of Baring and drop about 25 feet in a high volume cascade.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Index and Skykomish Valley.
Index
Village
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Index is a town in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. The population was 155 at the 2020 census, making it the smallest municipality in the county.
Skykomish Valley
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Skykomish Valley is a rural river valley in Washington State, containing the small communities of Sultan, Startup, Gold Bar and Baring in Snohomish County, and Index and Skykomish in King County.
Reiter
Hamlet
Reiter is an unincorporated community in Snohomish County, in the U.S. state of Washington.
South Fork Skykomish River
- Type: River
- Category: body of water
- Location: Snohomish, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
47.80435° or 47° 48′ 16″ northLongitude
-121.55027° or 121° 33′ 1″ westElevation
469 feet (143 metres)Open location code
84VWRC3X+PVOpenStreetMap ID
way 71553528OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=riverGeoNames ID
5811407
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