Moose Creek (Selway River)
Moose Creek | ||
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Water code | US : 387178 | |
location | Idaho ( USA ) | |
River system | Columbia River | |
Drain over | Selway River → Middle Fork Clearwater River → Clearwater River → Snake River → Columbia River → Pacific Ocean | |
Confluence of | North Fork and East Fork Moose Creek 46 ° 9 ′ 50 ″ N , 114 ° 54 ′ 2 ″ W. |
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Source height | 701 m | |
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Selway River Coordinates: 46 ° 7 ′ 21 " N , 114 ° 56 ′ 7" W 46 ° 7 ′ 21 " N , 114 ° 56 ′ 7" W. |
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Mouth height | 665 m | |
Height difference | 36 m | |
Bottom slope | 6 ‰ | |
length | 6 km | |
Catchment area | 950 km² | |
Discharge A Eo : 950 km² Location: 300 m above the mouth |
MQ 1996/2005 Mq 1996/2005 |
20.6 m³ / s 21.7 l / (s km²) |
East Fork Moose Creek | ||
Water code | US : 381141 | |
location | Idaho ( USA ) | |
Headwaters |
Bitterroot Mountains 46 ° 10 ′ 30 ″ N , 114 ° 27 ′ 53 ″ W. |
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Source height | approx. 2100 m
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length | 50 km |
North Fork Moose Creek | ||
Water code | US : 387740 | |
location | Idaho ( USA ) | |
Headwaters |
Clearwater Mountains 46 ° 20 ′ 39 ″ N , 114 ° 51 ′ 48 ″ W. |
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Source height | approx. 2000 m
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length | 35 km |
The Moose Creek ( moose English for " elk "; creek English for "little river") is a right tributary of the Selway River in the US state of Idaho .
River course
The Moose Creek arises at the confluence of its two headwaters North Fork and East Fork Moose Creek. It flows another 6 kilometers south-southwest before it meets the Selway River. To the left of the estuary is Moose Creek USFS Airport , an airfield operated by the US Forest Service . Moose Creek and its headwaters run within the Nez Perce National Forest .
The East Fork Moose Creek rises on the western flank of the Bitterroot Mountains on the border with Montana . It flows in a predominantly westerly direction through the mountains and meets the North Fork Moose Creek after 50 kilometers.
The North Fork Moose Creek rises at an altitude of 2000 m in the Clearwater Mountains on the watershed to the Lochsa River, which runs further north . It flows in a predominantly south-south-west direction through the mountains and meets the East Fork Moose Creek after 35 km.
Hydrology
The Moose Creek drains an area of 950 km². The mean discharge is 20.6 m³ / s. Its contribution to the total runoff below the junction is 30 percent. Moose Creek carries the largest amounts of water in May during the snowmelt with an average of 112 m³ / s.