Blum Creek
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Blum Creek is a small glacial tributary
of the Baker River
in Washington state, in the United States
. It is sourced from the Hagen Glacier and another unknown glacier on the north face of Mount Blum
, and flows approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from there to its mouth at the Baker River. Hagen 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
. It joins the Baker River two drainages downstream of Sulphide Creek
. It forms the waterfall Blum Basin Falls
as it tumbles down a 1680 feet (512.1 m) glacial cliff.
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Baker River
Baker River (Washington)
The Baker River is an approximately , southward-flowing tributary of the Skagit River in northwestern Washington in the United States. It drains an area of the high North Cascades in the watershed of Puget Sound north of Seattle, and east of Mount Baker...
in Washington state, in the United States
United States
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. It is sourced from the Hagen Glacier and another unknown glacier on the north face of Mount Blum
Mount Blum
Mount Blum, or Mount Bald, is a summit of the North Cascades range in Washington state, on the western edge of North Cascades National Park. It is the highest summit of a string of mountain peaks located east of Mount Shuksan and west of the Picket Range. Two small active glaciers rest on its...
, and flows approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from there to its mouth at the Baker River. Hagen 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
Bacon Peak
Bacon Peak is a mountain in the Cascade range in the U.S. state of Washington. Its glaciers cover ; the three main glaciers are Diobsud Creek Glacier , Green Lake Glacier , and an unnamed glacier ....
. It joins the Baker River two drainages downstream of Sulphide Creek
Sulphide Creek
Sulphide Creek is a glacial tributary of the Baker River in Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington, located within a steep and narrow canyon on the southeast flank of Mount Shuksan, inside North Cascades National Park. Although called a creek, it is river-like due to its high volume...
. It forms the waterfall Blum Basin Falls
Blum Basin Falls
Blum Basin Falls is a waterfall in Whatcom County, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located near the southern boundary of North Cascades National Park on the headwaters of Blum Creek, a tributary of the Baker River...
as it tumbles down a 1680 feet (512.1 m) glacial cliff.