The Puyallup River in Pierce County, Washington flows about 45 miles from its source on Mount Rainier to Commencement Bay at Tacoma. It is joined by the Carbon River north of Orting and the White River at Sumner. Its valley's 150,000 residents are at risk from lahars should Mount Rainier erupt--for this reason, the United States Geological Survey has installed a lahar warning system.
External links
Puyallup River Basin (http://wa.water.usgs.gov/realtime/htmls/puyallup.html)
Mount Rainier Volcano Lahar Warning System (http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/About/Highlights/RainierPilot/Pilot_highlight.html)
The PuyallupRiver in Pierce County, Washington Pierce County is the second most populous county in the state of Washington.
One of the monarchs of the Cascade Range, it was originally known as Tahoma or Tacoma, from the Puyallup word tacobet, or "mother of waters." Due to its prominence on the southern horizon—its prominence is greater than that of K2—Seattle-area residents refer to it as The Mountain.
and the White River The White River in Washington state flows around 75 miles from its headwaters near Mount Rainier to its confluence with the PuyallupRiver at Sumner.
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