Sammamish River (Wash.)

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Name (Latin)
Sammamish River (Wash.)
Other forms of name
Sammamish Slough (Wash.)
Squak Slough (Wash.)
Sts-ap (Wash.)
T-sab (Wash.)
Coordinates
-122.258 -122.258 47.7533 47.7533 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Rivers Washington (State)
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q7409639
Library of congress: sh 00003591
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Dalseg, R.D. Bacteriological and nutrient budget of the Sammamish River, 1969.
  • Washington place names database, via WWW, May 4, 2000(Sammamish River. This slow, swampy stream rises at the north end of Lake Sammamish and flows north and west through Woodinville to the north end of Lake Washington near Kenmore. Alternate names for this stream which have been in use previously are Squak Slough and Sammamish Slough. The latter is still used to some extent. The original Indian name was T-sab or Sts-ap, meaning crooked.)
  • GNIS, May 4, 2000(Sammamish River, stream, Wash., King Co.)
  • LC database, May 4, 2000(title: Squak Slough, 1870-1920 : early days on the Sammamish River, Woodinville-Bothell-Kenmore)
Wikipedia description:

The Sammamish River (also known as Sammamish Slough) flows through north King County, Washington for about 14 miles (23 km), draining Lake Sammamish into Lake Washington. Along its course, the Sammamish River flows through Redmond, Woodinville, Bothell, and Kenmore. The river is named after the native people who once lived along its entire length.

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