Blum Creek is a small glacial
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or 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 drain the surrounding drainage ...
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
Blum Lakes are located in North Cascades National Park, in the U. S. state of Washington. Consisting of approximately six cirque lakes immediately southwest of Mount Blum, the Blum Lakes are not near any maintained trails. Outflow from the lakes ...
, a set of six lakes south of
Bacon Peak
Bacon Peak is a mountain located in North Cascades National Park, in the Cascade range in the U.S. state of Washington. Its glaciers cover ; the three main glaciers are Diobsud Creek Glacier (southeast, wide), Green Lake Glacier (northeast, ...
. 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 cree ...
, another Baker River glacial tributary. Blum Creek forms the waterfall
Blum Basin Falls
Blum Basin Falls is a waterfall in Whatcom County, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located in North Cascades National Park on the headwaters of Blum Creek, a tributary of the Baker River. Fed by two small retreating glaciers and several s ...
as it tumbles down a glacial cliff. The creek's
watershed is an
overwintering
Overwintering is the process by which some organisms pass through or wait out the winter season, or pass through that period of the year when "winter" conditions (cold or sub-zero temperatures, ice, snow, limited food supplies) make normal activi ...
location for the local Rocky
mountain goat
The mountain goat (''Oreamnos americanus''), also known as the Rocky Mountain goat, is a hoofed mammal endemic to mountainous areas of western North America. A subalpine to alpine species, it is a sure-footed climber commonly seen on cliffs and ...
s (''Oreamnos americanus'').
See also
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List of rivers of Washington
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.
Fraser River (Britis ...
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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