13 Facts About Skagit River

Skagit River watershed is characterized by a temperate, mid-latitude, maritime climate.

Skagit River basin provides habitat for a diverse set of animals.

Skagit River was highly influenced by the repeated advance and retreat of the Puget Lobe of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet.

One of the several theories about this anomaly is that the upper Skagit River once drained northward into Canada and the growth and retreat of successive Cordilleran ice flows brought about the reversal.

Skagit River watershed is made up of high peaks and low valleys.

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Archaeological evidence indicates that ancestors of the Upper Skagit River tribe lived in the area now called Ross Lake National Recreation Area at least 8, 000 years ago.

The Upper Skagit tribe occupied the land along the Skagit from what is Newhalem to the mouth of the river at Puget Sound.

The Lower Skagit River tribe lived on northern Whidbey Island and have come to be known as the Whidbey Island Skagit River.

Upper Skagit River area was first described in writing in 1859 by Henry Custer, the American topographer for the US Boundary Commission.

In November 1897, the Skagit River flooded severely; in the aftermath as the floodwaters receded, two new logjams formed and blocked navigation.

In May 2013, a portion of the I-5 Skagit River bridge collapsed, sending two cars into the water near Mount Vernon, Washington.

Skagit River Hydroelectric Project is a group of three major dams, constructed in the 1920s and 1930s, which are a primary source of hydroelectric power for Seattle and other area communities.

The Skagit River Railway was constructed by the city of Seattle to transport workers and construction materials for the dams.