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[[File:|thumb|right|300px||alt=]] A total of X streams that are at least 50 miles (80 km) long flow through the U.S state of Washington. [1][2]
Source data for the table below comes from topographic maps created by the United States Geological Survey and published online by TopoQuest,[3] the Washington Road and Recreation Atlas,[3] the National Hydrography Dataset,[4] the Geographic Names Information System,[5] and other sources as noted. In the table, total lengths are given in miles (mi) and kilometers (km).
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Longest streams of Washington map
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- Notes
- ^ Length does not include Okanagan Lake.
- ^ Duwamish not included.
- ^ Duwamish not included.
- ^ Vedder not included.
- References
- ^ a b United States Geological Survey. United States Geological Survey Topographic Map (Topographic map). Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey – via TopoQuest.
- ^ a b Benchmark Maps 2007.
- ^ a b c Mouth information based on United States Geological Survey maps published online by TopoQuest[1] and on the Washington Road and Recreation Atlas.[2]
- ^ a b c Stream lengths are derived from high-resolution flowline data from the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) unless otherwise noted. Washington NHD data may be downloaded here (485 MB zip file).
- ^ a b c The mouth and source coordinates are from the Geographic Names Information System (United States Geological Survey) listing for each stream ).
- ^ "Snake River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. September 10, 1979. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
- ^ "Palouse River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. September 10, 1979. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
- ^ "Pend Oreille River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
- ^ "Spokane River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. September 10, 1979. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
- ^ "Hangman Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. September 10, 1979. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
- ^ "Union Flat Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. September 10, 1979. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
Works cited edit
- Washington Road and Recreation Atlas (Map) (4th ed.). 1:200,000. Benchmark Maps. 2007. ISBN 978-0-929591-98-8. OCLC 156853281.
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Category:Rivers of Washington (state) Category:Washington (state) geography-related lists Category:Lists of superlatives Category:Lists by length