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Puget Sound

sound along the northwestern coast of the U.S. state of Washington

Key facts

Location: Puget Sound Lowlands, Washington , U.S.
Etymology: Peter Puget
Part of: Salish Sea
Primary inflows: Deschutes River , Nisqually River , Puyallup River , Duwamish River , Cedar River , Snohomish River , Stillaguamish River , Skagit River
Primary outflows: Admiralty Inlet , Deception Pass , avg: 41,000 cu ft/s (1,200 m /s) , max: 367,000 cu ft/s (10,400 m /s), min: 14,000 cu ft/s (400 m /s)
Catchment area: 12,138 mi (31,440 km )
Max length: 100 mi (160 km)
Max width: 10 mi (16 km)
Surface area: 1,020 mi (2,600 km )
Average depth: 450 ft (140 m)
Max depth: 930 ft (280 m)
Water volume: 26.5 mi (110 km )
Settlements: Seattle , Tacoma , Olympia , Everett , Bremerton

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Puget Sound (/ˈpjuːdʒɪt/ PEW-jit) is a complex estuarine system of interconnected marine waterways and basins located on the northwest coast of the U.S. state of Washington. As a part of the Salish Sea, the sound has one major and two minor connections to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, which in turn connects to the open Pacific Ocean. The major connection is Admiralty Inlet; the minor connections are Deception Pass and the Swinomish Channel.

Puget Sound extends approximately 100 miles (160 km) from Deception Pass in the north to Olympia in the south. Its average depth is 450 feet (140 m) and its maximum depth, off Jefferson Point between Indianola and Kingston, is 930 feet (280 m). The depth of the main basin, between the southern tip of Whidbey Island and Tacoma, is approximately 600 feet (180 m).