- min 40 cu ft/s (1.1 m/s) Length 72 km Basin area 468.8 km² | Discharge 55.84 m³/s Basin area 468.8 km² Country United States of America | |
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- average 1,972 cu ft/s (55.8 m/s) - max 8,560 cu ft/s (242.4 m/s) Source Snoqualmie National Forest | ||
The Skookumchuck River is a 45-mile (72 km) long river located in southwest Washington, United States. It is a tributary of the Chehalis River and thence to the Pacific Ocean. The Skookumchuck Dam was built in 1970, creating the Skookumchuck Reservoir. The dam provides water supply for the 1400-megawatt Centralia Steam Electric Plant and supplements flows for fish resources. The river begins with several tributaries in the Snoqualmie National Forest in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, and flows west past the town of Bucoda, Washington to its confluence with the Chehalis River near Centralia, Washington.
Map of Skookumchuck River, Washington, USA
The name of the river derives from Chinook Jargon: In this context, "rapids". The word skookum means "strong", and chuck means "water".