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Carbon River
The Carbon River near the town of Carbanado. Looking upstream from Fairfax Bridge.
The Carbon River is shown highlighted in the Puyallup River watershed
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyPierce
CityOrting
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Rainier
 • locationCarbon Glacier
 • coordinates46°56′38″N 121°47′24″W / 46.94389°N 121.79000°W / 46.94389; -121.79000[1]
 • elevation3,575 ft (1,090 m)[2]
MouthPuyallup River
 • location
Orting
 • coordinates
47°7′50″N 122°13′58″W / 47.13056°N 122.23278°W / 47.13056; -122.23278[1]
 • elevation
112 ft (34 m)[2]
Length30 mi (48 km)
Basin size78.9 sq mi (204 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationFairfax, WA[3]
 • average427 cu ft/s (12.1 m3/s)[3]
 • minimum32 cu ft/s (0.91 m3/s)
 • maximum12,000 cu ft/s (340 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftVoight Creek
 • rightSouth Prairie Creek

The Carbon River is a river in the U.S. state of Washington. It flows about 30 miles (48 km) from its source, the Carbon Glacier on Mount Rainier, to join the Puyallup River at Orting.

Charles Wilkes called the river the "Upthascap River", but after the discovery of coal along its banks in 1876 the river was renamed "Carbon".[4]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carbon River
  2. ^ a b Google Earth elevation for GNIS coordinates.
  3. ^ a b c Puyallup and White River Basins, Water Resource Data, Washington, 2005, USGS.
  4. ^ Phillips, James W. (1971). Washington State Place Names. University of Washington Press. ISBN 0-295-95158-3.

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