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34: 62: 69: 41: 392:. It flows north through a series of lakes including Otter Lake, Delta Lake, and Trout Lake. Its numerous tributaries likewise flow through many lakes in the heart of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Leaving the lakes region the West Fork flows generally north, joining the East Fork to form the main stem Foss River. 345:. It gathers tributaries from glaciers on the north slope of Mount Hinman as well as tributaries flowing from the lakes of Necklace Valley such as Lake Ilswoot, Locket Lake, Opal Lake, La Bohn Lakes, 270:. It has two main forks, the East Fork Foss River and the West Fork Foss River. The main stem is formed by the confluence of the two forks. The river and its forks rise near in the 33: 488: 61: 346: 275: 215: 483: 401: 442: 349:, and others. The East Fork Foss River flows generally north, joining the West Fork to form the main stem Foss River. 360: 313: 160: 465: 454: 425: 441:
General course info from USGS topographic maps accessed via the "GNIS in Google Map" feature of the USGS
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and flows generally north, joining the Tye River to form the
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Location of the mouth of the Foss River in Washington
475: 286:. The Foss River's waters eventually empty into 357:The West Fork Foss River originates at 310:The East Fork Foss River originates at 476: 437: 435: 433: 421: 419: 417: 276:Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest 402:List of rivers of Washington (state) 443:Geographic Names Information System 430: 414: 13: 68: 40: 16:River in Washington, United States 14: 500: 489:Rivers of King County, Washington 136:Confluence of West and East Forks 67: 60: 39: 32: 459: 448: 209: • coordinates 154: • coordinates 76:Foss River (the United States) 51:Show map of Washington (state) 1: 407: 124:Physical characteristics 79:Show map of the United States 484:Rivers of Washington (state) 352: 305: 248: • elevation 7: 395: 142: • location 10: 505: 284:South Fork Skykomish River 252:1,024 ft (312 m) 246: 207: 195: 191: 152: 140: 132: 128: 123: 113: 103: 93: 88: 26: 21: 272:Alpine Lakes Wilderness 376:47.55806°N 121.29000°W 329:47.57806°N 121.18139°W 231:47.70500°N 121.30583°W 176:47.65278°N 121.29222°W 381:47.55806; -121.29000 334:47.57806; -121.18139 236:47.70500; -121.30583 181:47.65278; -121.29222 372: /  325: /  262:is a stream in the 227: /  172: /  390:Iron Cap Mountain 280:Cascade Mountains 256: 255: 496: 468: 463: 457: 452: 446: 439: 428: 423: 387: 386: 384: 383: 382: 377: 373: 370: 369: 368: 365: 340: 339: 337: 336: 335: 330: 326: 323: 322: 321: 318: 242: 241: 239: 238: 237: 232: 228: 225: 224: 223: 220: 187: 186: 184: 183: 182: 177: 173: 170: 169: 168: 165: 155: 143: 80: 71: 70: 64: 52: 43: 42: 36: 19: 18: 504: 503: 499: 498: 497: 495: 494: 493: 474: 473: 472: 471: 464: 460: 453: 449: 440: 431: 424: 415: 410: 398: 380: 378: 374: 371: 366: 363: 361: 359: 358: 355: 333: 331: 327: 324: 319: 316: 314: 312: 311: 308: 300:Snohomish River 296:Skykomish River 249: 235: 233: 229: 226: 221: 218: 216: 214: 213: 210: 202:Skykomish River 180: 178: 174: 171: 166: 163: 161: 159: 158: 153: 141: 84: 83: 82: 81: 78: 77: 74: 73: 72: 55: 54: 53: 50: 49: 46: 45: 44: 17: 12: 11: 5: 502: 492: 491: 486: 470: 469: 458: 447: 429: 412: 411: 409: 406: 405: 404: 397: 394: 354: 351: 307: 304: 254: 253: 250: 247: 244: 243: 211: 208: 205: 204: 199: 193: 192: 189: 188: 156: 150: 149: 144: 138: 137: 134: 130: 129: 126: 125: 121: 120: 115: 111: 110: 105: 101: 100: 95: 91: 90: 86: 85: 75: 66: 65: 59: 58: 57: 56: 47: 38: 37: 31: 30: 29: 28: 27: 24: 23: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 501: 490: 487: 485: 482: 481: 479: 467: 462: 456: 451: 444: 438: 436: 434: 427: 422: 420: 418: 413: 403: 400: 399: 393: 391: 385: 350: 348: 344: 338: 303: 301: 297: 293: 289: 285: 281: 277: 273: 269: 265: 261: 251: 245: 240: 212: 206: 203: 200: 198: 194: 190: 185: 157: 151: 148: 147:Cascade Range 145: 139: 135: 131: 127: 122: 119: 116: 112: 109: 106: 102: 99: 98:United States 96: 92: 87: 63: 35: 25: 20: 461: 450: 356: 347:Alturas Lake 343:Mount Daniel 309: 259: 257: 379: / 367:121°17′24″W 332: / 320:121°10′53″W 288:Puget Sound 260:Foss River 234: / 222:121°18′21″W 179: / 167:121°17′32″W 478:Categories 408:References 364:47°33′29″N 317:47°34′41″N 268:Washington 264:U.S. state 219:47°42′18″N 164:47°39′10″N 108:Washington 22:Foss River 353:West Fork 306:East Fork 445:website. 396:See also 294:via the 274:area of 89:Location 292:Everett 278:in the 94:Country 133:Source 114:County 290:near 197:Mouth 104:State 298:and 258:The 118:King 266:of 480:: 432:^ 416:^ 302:.

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Foss River is located in Washington (state)
Foss River is located in the United States
United States
Washington
King
Cascade Range
47°39′10″N 121°17′32″W / 47.65278°N 121.29222°W / 47.65278; -121.29222
Mouth
Skykomish River
47°42′18″N 121°18′21″W / 47.70500°N 121.30583°W / 47.70500; -121.30583
U.S. state
Washington
Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Cascade Mountains
South Fork Skykomish River
Puget Sound
Everett
Skykomish River
Snohomish River
47°34′41″N 121°10′53″W / 47.57806°N 121.18139°W / 47.57806; -121.18139
Mount Daniel
Alturas Lake
47°33′29″N 121°17′24″W / 47.55806°N 121.29000°W / 47.55806; -121.29000
Iron Cap Mountain
List of rivers of Washington (state)



U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Foss River

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