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48: 76: 31: 83: 55: 424:. Chinook and coho are reared by the state Issaquah Salmon Hatchery, located three miles upstream from the creek's mouth. The hatchery has been releasing Chinook salmon into Issaquah Creek since 1936. Each Spring the hatchery releases approximately 500k coho (April 1) and 2.7 million Chinook smolts (in May) have been released each year. 390:. The upper and middle portions of the basin have been identified as a Regionally Significant Resource area due to their exceptional fish habitat and undeveloped character. The entire basin is an important 363:. Tributaries of Issaquah Creek include Holder Creek, Carey Creek, Fifteen-mile Creek, McDonald Creek, East Fork Issaquah Creek, and North Fork Issaquah Creek. The creek empties into the south end of 401:
Every October people gather on its shores (especially during Issaquah's Salmon on Sunset celebration, which has several viewpoints staffed with
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Trails of Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park, Squak Mountain State Park, Lake Sammanmish State Park, Coal Creek Park, May Creek Park.
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migration and spawning area. Carry Creek and Holder Creek, in the upper Issaquah Creek basin, provide particularly excellent
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is over 75% forest land and less than 10% urbanized or cleared. The basin is one of the three most significant in urbanizing
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docents explaining the salmon run) to watch the salmon traveling upstream. and by the local
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Issaquah Creek
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Location of the mouth of Issaquah Creek in Washington
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King County Water and Land Resources Division 331:is a small stream flowing through the city of 412:Issaquah Creek and its tributaries support 651:Issaquah: Issaquah Alps Trails Club, 1985. 566:"Washington Sport Fishing Rules Pamphlet" 403:Friends of Issaquah Salmon Hatchery FISH 481: 479: 477: 475: 676: 451: 449: 82: 54: 538: 506: 504: 318:3,200 cu ft/s (91 m/s) 308:6.2 cu ft/s (0.18 m/s) 472: 434:List of rivers of Washington (state) 298:130 cu ft/s (3.7 m/s) 446: 13: 641: 501: 90:Issaquah Creek (the United States) 14: 700: 684:Rivers of King County, Washington 655: 539:Cohen, Fiona (October 3, 2017). 262:61 sq mi (160 km) 81: 74: 53: 46: 29: 420:salmon (and resident kokanee), 335:and nearby communities, in the 16:River in Washington (state), US 612: 587: 558: 532: 460: 359:, and Taylor mountains in the 213: • coordinates 158: • coordinates 65:Show map of Washington (state) 1: 439: 371:, which in turn empties into 138:Physical characteristics 93:Show map of the United States 689:Rivers of Washington (state) 7: 427: 367:. The lake's outlet is the 280: • location 35:Upper dam on Issaquah Creek 10: 705: 670:, King County DNRP/WLR GIS 662:Issaquah Creek Subarea Map 545:KCTS 9 - Public Television 487:"Issaquah Creek Site 0631" 314: • maximum 304: • minimum 294: • average 322: 312: 302: 292: 278: 270: 266: 258: 250: 211: 199: 195: 156: 146: 142: 137: 127: 117: 107: 102: 40: 28: 23: 668:Issaquah Creek Basin Map 422:coastal cutthroat trout 254:13 mi (21 km) 284:USGS gage 12121600 at 235:47.56194°N 122.06444°W 180:47.44472°N 121.99111°W 647:Manning, Harvey. 50+ 347:are on the slopes of 599:www.issaquahfish.org 240:47.56194; -122.06444 185:47.44472; -121.99111 575:. 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Issaquah Creek is located in Washington (state)
Issaquah Creek is located in the United States
United States
Washington
King
Issaquah Alps
47°26′41″N 121°59′28″W / 47.44472°N 121.99111°W / 47.44472; -121.99111
Mouth
Lake Sammamish
47°33′43″N 122°3′52″W / 47.56194°N 122.06444°W / 47.56194; -122.06444
river mile
Issaquah
U.S. state
Washington
headwaters
Cougar
Squak
Tiger
Issaquah Alps
Lake Sammamish
Sammamish River
Lake Washington
Puget Sound
drainage basin
King County
salmon
salmonid
Friends of Issaquah Salmon Hatchery FISH
Native Americans

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