Priest River (Pend Oreille River)
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| location | Idaho ( USA ) | |
| River system | Columbia River | |
| Drain over | Pend Oreille River → Columbia River → Pacific Ocean | |
| origin | Upper Priest Lake 48 ° 45 ′ 57 ″ N , 116 ° 51 ′ 55 ″ W. |
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| Source height | 743 m | |
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Pend Oreille River Coordinates: 48 ° 10 '32 " N , 116 ° 53' 38" W 48 ° 10 '32 " N , 116 ° 53' 38" W. |
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| Mouth height | 626 m | |
| Height difference | 117 m | |
| Bottom slope | 1.1 ‰ | |
| length | 109 km (including Upper Priest River: 140 km) | |
| Catchment area | approx. 2340 km² | |
| Outflow A Eo : 2336 km² Location: 6 km above the mouth |
MQ 1950/2016 Mq 1950/2016 |
52.7 m³ / s 22.6 l / (s km²) |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Priest Lake | |
| Communities | Priest River | |
The Priest River is a 109 km long right tributary of the Pend Oreille River in the northwest of the US state Idaho .
The Priest River forms the drain of the 5 km long Upper Priest Lake in the Selkirk Mountains . Its main tributary is the Upper Priest River . After 3 km the Priest River reaches the northern end of the 31 km long Priest Lake , which it flows through in a south direction. The water level and discharge of the lake are regulated by a weir. When the water levels are high, the Priest River is completely dammed between the two lakes. Below Priest Lake, the Priest River flows 41 miles in a predominantly southerly direction before finally flowing into the Pend Oreille River at the small town of Priest River . This is dammed 8 km further west from the Albeni Falls Dam .
Hydrology
The catchment area of the Priest River extends just over the border to Canada in the north . It covers an area of around 2340 km². The mean discharge 6 km above the mouth is 52.7 m³ / s.