Skykomish River
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The Skykomish River is a river which drains the west side of the Cascade Mountains in the northeast corner of King County, Washington. The river starts with the confluence of the North Fork of the Skykomish River and the South Fork of the Skykomish River approximately one mile east of Index, Washington. It then flows westerly, meeting the Snoqualmie River to form the Snohomish River at Monroe, Washington. It is joined by the Sultan River at Sultan, Washington.
United States Highway 2 and the BNSF Railway follow the Skykomish River to Stevens Pass and the Cascade Tunnel respectively.
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[edit] North Fork
The headwaters of the North Fork of Skykomish River are located in the Henry M. Jackson Wilderness near Dishpan Gap along the Pacific Crest Trail. The proposed Wild Sky Wilderness would protect tributaries and forests adjacent to the North Fork Skykomish, although not the river itself.
[edit] South Fork
The South Fork of Skykomish River begins at the confluence of the Tye River and the Foss River, which join east of Skykomish, Washington upstream of the Beckler River.
[edit] History
The current BNSF Railway along the South Fork Skykomish was originally built by the Great Northern Railway company, crossing the Cascades at Stevens Pass, which is named after the Great Northern surveyor John Frank Stevens.
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