Whitefish River (Stillwater River)

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Whitefish River
Data
Water code US793223
location Montana ( USA )
River system Columbia River
Drain over Stillwater River  → Flathead River  → Clark Fork  → Pend Oreille River  → Columbia River  → Pacific Ocean
origin Whitefish Lake
48 ° 24 ′ 57 "  N , 114 ° 21 ′ 17"  W.
Source height 914  m
muzzle Stillwater River Coordinates: 48 ° 12 '48 "  N , 114 ° 17' 14"  W 48 ° 12 '48 "  N , 114 ° 17' 14"  W.
Mouth height 887  m
Height difference 27 m
Bottom slope 0.77 ‰
length 35 km
Catchment area approx. 466 km²
Discharge at the Kalispell
A Eo gauge : 466 km²
Location: 2.4 km above the mouth
MQ 2008/2017
Mq 2008/2017
6.9 m³ / s
14.8 l / (s km²)
Medium-sized cities Kalispell
Small towns Whitefish

The Whitefish River is a 35 km long left tributary of the Stillwater River in the US state of Montana .

River course

The Whitefish River forms the drain of Whitefish Lake . He leaves the 914  m high lake in the Rocky Mountains on its south bank. Then it flows through the small town of Whitefish . The Whitefish River initially flows south-southeast, later south. The Stillwater River runs further west and the Flathead River further east . The Whitefish River eventually reaches Kalispell . There it flows into the Stillwater River, a few kilometers above its mouth into the Flathead River.

Hydrology

The Whitefish River drains an area of ​​approximately 466 km². The mean discharge is 6.9 m³ / s. The highest monthly discharges usually occur in June with an average of 21 m³ / s.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Whitefish Lake in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  2. ^ Whitefish River in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
  3. a b c d USGS 12366080 Whitefish River nr mouth at Kalispell, MT