Clearwater River, Idaho

Clearwater River
Clearwater River catchment area
Data
Water code	US :  379406
location	Idaho (USA)
River system	Columbia River
Drain over	Snake River  → Columbia River  → Pacific Ocean
Confluence of	Middle Fork and South Fork Clearwater River 46 ° 8 ′ 45 ″  N , 115 ° 58 ′ 57 ″  W
Source height	373  m
muzzle	at Lewiston in the Snake River coordinates: 46 ° 25 '30 "  N , 117 ° 2' 14"  W 46 ° 25 '30 "  N , 117 ° 2' 14"  W.
Mouth height	226  m
Height difference	147 m
Bottom slope	1.2 ‰
length	120 km
Catchment area	24,980 km²
Drain	MQ	433 m³ / s
Right tributaries	North Fork Clearwater River , Potlatch River
Small towns	Orofino
Clearwater River at Greer, Idaho
Clearwater River at Orofino, Idaho

North Fork Clearwater River
Water code	US :  387675
location	Idaho (USA)
River system	Columbia River
Drain over	Clearwater River → Snake River  → Columbia River  → Pacific Ocean
source	near Illinois Peak 47 ° 0 '11 "  N , 115 ° 6' 16"  W
muzzle	Clearwater River 46 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  N , 116 ° 19 ′ 50 ″  W.
Mouth height	299  m
Right tributaries	Little North Fork Clearwater River
Reservoirs flowed through	Dworshak Dam

Middle Fork Clearwater River
Water code	US :  386806
location	Idaho (USA)
River system	Columbia River
Drain over	Clearwater River → Snake River  → Columbia River  → Pacific Ocean
Confluence of	Lochsa River and Selway River 46 ° 8 ′ 25 ″  N , 115 ° 35 ′ 58 ″  W.
Association with	South Fork Clearwater River to Clearwater River 46 ° 8 ′ 44 ″  N , 115 ° 58 ′ 57 ″  W
Mouth height	373  m
length	38 km
National Wild and Scenic River

South Fork Clearwater River
Water code	US :  390908
location	Idaho (USA)
River system	Columbia River
Drain over	Clearwater River → Snake River  → Columbia River  → Pacific Ocean
source	near Red River Hot Springs 45 ° 48 ′ 30 ″  N , 115 ° 28 ′ 29 ″  W.
Union	with Middle Fork Clearwater River to Clearwater River 46 ° 8 ′ 45 ″  N , 115 ° 58 ′ 57 ″  W
Mouth height	373  m

The Clearwater River ( English for "clear water river") is a 120 km long river in the US state of Idaho .

It flows from the mountains of the Rocky Mountains west through northern Idaho. The Clearwater flows into the Snake River at Lewiston .

The Middle Fork Clearwater River and its two headwaters, the Lochsa River and the Selway River, are protected as a National Wild and Scenic River .

The South Fork Clearwater River joins in Kooskia with the Middle Fork Clearwater River to Clearwater River .

The North Fork Clearwater River is dammed near Orofino in the Dworshak Dam . Coming from the right, it flows into the Clearwater River.

history

In September 1805, the Lewis and Clark Expedition followed an Indian trail along the river and met the Nez Percé Indians near what is now the town of Weippe . The name Clearwater is the English translation of a term from the language of the Nez Percé: Koos-Koos-Kai-Kai means clear water. At Clearwater it came in 1877, as part of the Nez Percé campaign, also to the "Battle of Clearwater".

Web links

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Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Middle Fork Clearwater River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
2. ^ Clearwater River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
3. ^ North Fork Clearwater River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
4. ↑ South Fork Clearwater River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
5. ^ Middle Fork of the Clearwater River. ( Memento of the original from March 9, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. National Wild & Scenic Rivers