Deception Pass is a passage between Whidbey Island and Fidalgo Island on the north side of Puget Sound, joining Skagit Bay with Rosario Strait. The tide is mixed semidiurnal, with a mean range of 5.34 ft (1.63 m) at the nearest reference station, Port Townsend. Tidal currents in the pass reach about 8 knots at strength (US Coast Pilot 7).
- Type
- Passage
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Setting
- Between Whidbey Island and Fidalgo Island on the north side of Puget Sound, joining Skagit Bay with Rosario Strait
- Tidal range
- The tide is mixed semidiurnal, with a mean range of 5.34 ft (1.63 m) at the nearest reference station, Port Townsend.
- Tidal currents
- Tidal currents in the pass reach about 8 knots at strength (US Coast Pilot 7).
- Notable
- The 1935 Deception Pass Bridge over the pass, built as a Public Works Administration project, is on the National Register of Historic Places (WSDOT / NRHP).
