Clearwater River (Blackfoot River)

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Clearwater River
Clearwater River at its confluence with the Blackfoot River

Clearwater River at its confluence with the Blackfoot River

Data
Water code US :  800475
location Montana (USA)
River system Columbia River
Drain over Blackfoot River  → Clark Fork  → Pend Oreille River  → Columbia River  → Pacific Ocean
origin Clearwater Lake
47 ° 23 '25 "  N , 113 ° 33' 43"  W.
Source height 1461  m
muzzle Blackfoot River Coordinates: 46 ° 57 '53 "  N , 113 ° 22' 44"  W 46 ° 57 '53 "  N , 113 ° 22' 44"  W.
Mouth height 1143  m
Height difference 318 m
Bottom slope approx. 4.9 ‰
length approx. 65 km
Catchment area 1013 km²
Discharge
A Eo : 896 km²
Location: 7.7 km above the mouth 		MQ 1975/1992
Mq 1975/1992
 		7.9 m³ / s
8.8 l / (s km²)
Right tributaries Owl Creek
Flowing lakes Rainy Lake, Lake Alva, Lake Inez, Seeley Lake, Salmon Lake
Communities Seeley Lake

The Clearwater River is a 40 miles long right tributary of the Blackfoot River in the US state of Montana .

River course

The Clearwater River has its origin in the 1461  m high Clearwater Lake in the Rocky Mountains . To the east of the lake rises the Swan Range with Ptarmigan Mountain ( 2631  m ). The river flows mainly in a south-south-east direction through the mountains. The Montana Highway 83 follows the course of the river. The Clearwater River flows through several smaller lakes: Rainy Lake, Lake Alva, Lake Inez, Seeley Lake, Salmon Lake. It flows west past the village of Seeley Lake . Salmon Lake State Park is located on the east bank of Salmon Lake . The catchment area of the Clearwater River, located mostly within the Lolo National Forest . The Clearwater River eventually flows into the Blackfoot River.

Hydrology

The catchment area of ​​the Clearwater River covers 1013 km². The mean discharge is 7.7 km above the estuary 7.9 m³ / s. The highest monthly discharge occurs in May with an average of 28.6 m³ / s.

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Clearwater Lake in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
  2. ^ Clearwater River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  3. ↑ USGS 12339500 Clearwater River at Clearwater MT
  4. ↑ a b USGS 12339450 Clearwater River near Clearwater MT