Blum Creek is a small glacial
tributary
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...
of the
Baker River in
Washington state
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, in the United States. It is sourced from the
Hagan Glacier and another unnamed glacier on the north face of
Mount Blum, and flows approximately from there to its mouth at the Baker River. Hagan Glacier is located below Mount Blum and the creek is also fed by runoff from the
Blum Lakes, a set of six lakes south of
Bacon Peak. The creek joins the Baker River two drainages downstream of
Sulphide Creek
Sulphide Creek is a glacial tributary of the Baker River in Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington, draining a steep and narrow canyon on the southeast flank of Mount Shuksan, inside North Cascades National Park. Although called a cr ...
, another Baker River glacial tributary. Blum Creek forms the waterfall
Blum Basin Falls as it tumbles down a glacial cliff. The creek's
watershed
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Hydrology
* Drainage divide, the line that separates neighbouring drainage basins
* Drainage basin, an area of land where surface water converges (North American usage)
Music
* Watershed Music Festival, an annual country ...
is an
overwintering
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location for the local Rocky
mountain goat
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s (''Oreamnos americanus'').
See also
*
List of rivers of Washington (state)
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Washington.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin. Respective tributaries are indented under each larger stream's name and are ordered downstream to upstream.
Strait of Georgia ...
External links
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References
Rivers of Washington (state)
North Cascades of Washington (state)
Rivers of Whatcom County, Washington
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