Skagit River
★ Wild & Scenic🏞 National Park
Skagit / Whatcom Co. · 150 mi · Class I–II
3,580CFS/ 83.84 ft
Flood→Stable
Water temp: 42°F — Hypothermia risk, wear a drysuit
Optimal: 4000–15000 CFS · USGS #12178000
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National Wild & Scenic River (upper 158 miles) · North Cascades National Park (upper watershed)
Washington's second-largest river by volume, draining the North Cascades and flowing to Puget Sound. The Skagit is one of the last rivers in the lower 48 to support all five Pacific salmon species. The upper Skagit is the only place in the lower 48 where bald eagles winter in the thousands.
Trip sections
Upper Skagit — Newhalem to Marblemount, Wild & Scenic, Class II
Marblemount to Rockport — Class I–II, eagle watching corridor
Rockport to Sedro-Woolley — Class I–II, agricultural valley
Lower Skagit — Sedro-Woolley to Puget Sound, flatwater and tidal
Outfitters
Osprey River Adventures
Skagit eagle float trips
Skagit River Kayak
Upper Skagit guided day trips
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