Fisher River (Kootenay River)
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| location | Montana ( USA ) | |
| River system | Columbia River | |
| Drain over | Kootenay River → Columbia River → Pacific | |
| Confluence of | Silver Butte Fisher River and Pleasant Valley Fisher River 48 ° 1 ′ 33 ″ N , 115 ° 21 ′ 10 ″ W |
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| Source height | 903 m | |
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Kootenay River Coordinates: 48 ° 21 ′ 56 " N , 115 ° 19 ′ 25" W 48 ° 21 ′ 56 " N , 115 ° 19 ′ 25" W. |
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| Mouth height | 645 m | |
| Height difference | 258 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 5.2 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 50 km (including Pleasant Valley Fisher River: approx. 110 km) | |
| Catchment area | 2180 km² | |
| Discharge at the gauge near the mouth of the A Eo : 2180 km² |
MQ 1968/2017 Mq 1968/2017 |
13.3 m³ / s 6.1 l / (s km²) |
 Location of the Fisher River in the Kootenay River system |
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The Fisher River is an approximately 50 km long left tributary of the Kootenay River in the northwest of the US state Montana .
River course
The Fisher River is formed at the confluence of the Silver Butte Fisher River (left) and the Pleasant Valley Fisher River (right). It flows through the extreme west of the Salish Mountains , a part of the Rocky Mountains , in a northerly direction and flows into the Kootenay River after 50 km of flowing distance 5 km south of Libby Dam . Including the right headwaters of the Pleasant Valley Fisher River , the river length is approximately 110 km.
Hydrology
The Fisher River drains an area of 2180 km². The mean discharge near the mouth is 13.3 m³ / s. Between April and June, the river carries the largest amounts of water on a monthly average.