Back White River (suba sa Tinipong Bansa, Washington, Pierce County) CEB White River (Puyallup River) German Río White (Washington) Spanish White River (Washington) French
| White River Stuck River | |
|---|---|
&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:Mount_Rainier_6909h.JPG) Emmons Glacier (left) on the northeast side of Mount Rainier, the source of the White River (lower left) | |
&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:Whitewamap.png) The White River is shown highlighted in the Puyallup River watershed | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| Counties | Pierce, King |
| City | Buckley |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Rainier |
| • location | Emmons Glacier |
| • coordinates | 46°53′7″N 121°40′24″W / 46.88528°N 121.67333°W[1] |
| • elevation | 5,050 ft (1,540 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Puyallup River |
• coordinates | 47°11′59″N 122°15′31″W / 47.19972°N 122.25861°W[1] |
• elevation | 29 ft (8.8 m)[2] |
| Length | 75 mi (121 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 494 sq mi (1,280 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Buckley[5] |
| • average | 1,435 cu ft/s (40.6 m3/s)[5] |
| • minimum | 59 cu ft/s (1.7 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 17,000 cu ft/s (480 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | West Fork White River, Clearwater River |
| • right | Greenwater River |
The White River is a white, glacial river in the U.S. state of Washington. It flows about 75 miles (121 km) from its source, the Emmons Glacier on Mount Rainier, to join the Puyallup River at Sumner. It defines part of the boundary between King and Pierce counties.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White River (Puyallup River)
- ^ a b Google Earth elevation for GNIS coordinates.
- ^ White River Archived 2002-11-20 at the Wayback Machine, The Columbia Gazetteer of North America
- ^ White River Watershed Facts, King County.
- ^ a b Puyallup and White River Basins, Water Resource Data, Washington, 2005, USGS.