Editing Puget Sound (section)

{{Short description|Sound in Washington, United States}}
{{about|the body of water|the geographical region|Puget Sound region|the university with this name|University of Puget Sound}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox body of water
| name               = Puget Sound
| native_name        =
| other_name         = {{native name|lut|'''x̌ʷəlč'''}}<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" />
| image              = Puget Sound by Sentinel-2, 2018-09-28 (small version).jpg
| alt                = Refer to caption
| caption            = Satellite view of Puget Sound and surrounding waterways, taken by [[Sentinel-2]] in September 2018
| image_bathymetry   = Map pugetsound with border.png
| alt_bathymetry     =
| caption_bathymetry = <!--    Stats      -->
| location           = Puget Sound Lowlands, [[Washington (state)|Washington]], U.S.
| group              =
| coordinates        = {{coord|47.6|N|122.4|W|scale:1000000|display=inline,title}}
| type               =
| etymology          = [[Peter Puget]]
| part_of            = [[Salish Sea]]
| inflow             = [[Deschutes River (Washington)|Deschutes River]], [[Nisqually River]], [[Puyallup River]], [[Duwamish River]], [[Cedar River (Washington)|Cedar River]], [[Snohomish River]], [[Stillaguamish River]], [[Skagit River]]
| rivers             =
| outflow            = [[Admiralty Inlet]], [[Deception Pass]]<br>avg: {{convert|41000|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}}<ref name=pacsci/><br>max: {{convert|367000|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}}<br>min: {{convert|14000|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}}
| oceans             =
| catchment          = {{convert|12138|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}<ref name=WBD/>
| basin_countries    =
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| designation        =
| date-built         = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} For man-made and other recent bodies of water -->
| engineer           =
| date-flooded       = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} For man-made and other recent bodies of water -->
| length             = {{convert|100|mi|km|abbr=on}}
| width              = {{convert|10|mi|km|abbr=on}}
| area               = {{convert|1020|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}<ref name=pacsci/>
| depth              = {{convert|450|ft|m|abbr=on}}
| max-depth          = {{convert|930|ft|m|abbr=on}}<ref name=pacsci/>
| volume             = {{convert|26.5|mi3|km3|abbr=on}}<ref name=pacsci/>
| residence_time     =
| salinity           =
| shore              = <!-- {{convert|VALUE|UNITS}} must be used -->
| elevation          = <!-- {{convert|VALUE|UNITS}} must be used -->
| temperature_high   = <!-- {{convert|VALUE|UNITS}} must be used -->
| temperature_low    = <!-- {{convert|VALUE|UNITS}} must be used -->
| frozen             =
| islands            =
| islands_category   =
| sections           =
| trenches           =
| benches            =
| cities             = [[Seattle]], [[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]], [[Olympia, Washington|Olympia]], [[Everett, Washington|Everett]], [[Bremerton, Washington|Bremerton]]
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| pushpin_map        = Washington
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_alt    =
| pushpin_map_caption = <!--   Below       -->
| website            =
| reference          =
}}

'''Puget Sound''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|juː|dʒ|ɪ|t}} {{respell|PEW|jit}}; {{Langx|lut|x̌ʷəlč}} {{IPA|lut|ˈχʷəlt͡ʃ|ipa|}} {{respell|WHULCH}})<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Zalmai |first=Zahir |url=https://www.puyalluptriballanguage.org/resources/GibbsFinal4.pdf |title=A Lushootseed Analysis of a 1877 Dictionary by George Gibbs |publisher=Zahir Consulting Services |year=2009 |pages=218}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> is a complex [[estuary|estuarine]]<ref name=epaest>{{cite web |title= Basic Information about Estuaries |publisher= [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] |access-date= August 6, 2014 |url= http://water.epa.gov/type/oceb/nep/about.cfm |archive-date= November 29, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121129162908/http://water.epa.gov/type/oceb/nep/about.cfm |url-status= live }}</ref> system of interconnected [[Marine habitat|marine]] waterways and basins located on the northwest coast of the U.S. state of [[Washington (state)|Washington]]. As a part of the [[Salish Sea]], the [[sound (geography)|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 {{convert|100|mi|km}} from Deception Pass in the north to [[Olympia, Washington|Olympia]] in the south. Its average depth is {{convert|450|ft|m}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Saving the Sound|url=http://www.ecy.wa.gov/puget_sound/overview.html |publisher=Washington State Department of Ecology|access-date=August 6, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808123447/http://www.ecy.wa.gov/puget_sound/overview.html|archive-date=August 8, 2014}}</ref> and its maximum depth, off Jefferson Point between [[Indianola, Washington|Indianola]] and [[Kingston, Washington|Kingston]], is {{convert|930|ft|m}}. The depth of the main basin, between the southern tip of [[Whidbey Island]] and [[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]], is approximately {{convert|600|ft|m}}.<ref name=pacsci/>

In 2009, the term [[Salish Sea]] was established by the [[United States Board on Geographic Names]] as the collective waters of Puget Sound, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the [[Strait of Georgia]]. Sometimes the terms "Puget Sound" and "Puget Sound and adjacent waters" are used for not only Puget Sound proper but also for waters to the north, such as [[Bellingham Bay]] and the [[San Juan Islands]] region.<ref name="Kruckeberg-1991-pp61-64">{{harvnb |Kruckeberg |1991 |pp=[{{GBurl |id=yqtVmRNdHWwC |pg=PA61}} 61–64]}}</ref>

The term "Puget Sound" is used not just for the body of water but also the [[Puget Sound region]] centered on the sound. Major cities on the sound include [[Seattle]], [[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]], [[Olympia, Washington|Olympia]], and [[Everett, Washington|Everett]]. Puget Sound is also the second-largest [[estuary]] in the United States, after [[Chesapeake Bay]] in [[Maryland]] and [[Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Saving Puget Sound |url=http://www.ecy.wa.gov/puget_sound/overview.html |publisher=[[Washington State Department of Ecology]] |access-date=June 15, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160622123036/http://www.ecy.wa.gov/puget_sound/overview.html |archive-date=June 22, 2016 }}</ref>