White River (Puyallup River)

White River Stuck River
From Steamboat Prow looking down at the Inter Glacier, source of the Inter Fork (left), and the moraine of the Emmons Glacier (right)
The White River is shown highlighted in the Puyallup River watershed
Location
Country	United States
State	Washington
Counties	Pierce, King
City	Buckley
Physical characteristics
Source	Mount Rainier
• location	Emmons Glacier
• coordinates	46°53′7″N 121°40′24″W / 46.88528°N 121.67333°W / 46.88528; -121.67333[1]
• elevation	5,050 ft (1,540 m)[2]
Mouth	Puyallup River
• coordinates	47°11′59″N 122°15′31″W / 47.19972°N 122.25861°W / 47.19972; -122.25861[1]
• elevation	29 ft (8.8 m)[2]
Length	75 mi (121 km)[3]
Basin size	494 sq mi (1,280 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Buckley[5]
• average	1,435 cu ft/s (40.6 m3/s)[5]
• minimum	59 cu ft/s (1.7 m3/s)
• maximum	17,000 cu ft/s (480 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	West Fork White River, Clearwater River
• right	Greenwater River

The White River is a white, glacial river in the U.S. state of Washington. It flows about 75 miles (121 km) from its source, the Emmons Glacier on Mount Rainier, to join the Puyallup River at Sumner. It defines part of the boundary between King and Pierce counties.