White River (Puyallup River)
| White River Stuck River | |
|---|---|
From Steamboat Prow looking down at the Inter Glacier, source of the Inter Fork (left), and the moraine of the Emmons Glacier (right) | |
The White River is shown highlighted in the Puyallup River watershed | |
| Native name | sbalqʷuʔ (Lushootseed) |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| Counties | Pierce, King |
| City | Buckley |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Rainier |
| • location | Emmons Glacier |
| • coordinates | 46°53′7″N 121°40′24″W / 46.88528°N 121.67333°W |
| • elevation | 5,050 ft (1,540 m) |
| Mouth | Puyallup River |
• coordinates | 47°11′59″N 122°15′31″W / 47.19972°N 122.25861°W |
• elevation | 29 ft (8.8 m) |
| Length | 75 mi (121 km) |
| Basin size | 494 sq mi (1,280 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Buckley |
| • average | 1,435 cu ft/s (40.6 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 59 cu ft/s (1.7 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 17,000 cu ft/s (480 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | West Fork White River, Clearwater River |
| • right | Greenwater River |
The White River is a white, glacial river in the U.S. state of Washington. It flows about 75 miles (121 km) from its source, the Emmons Glacier on Mount Rainier, to join the Puyallup River at Sumner. It defines part of the boundary between King and Pierce counties.