Middle Fork Clearwater River
River in Idaho County, Idaho, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Middle Fork Clearwater River is a short, but high volume river in Idaho County, Idaho, United States and is the major source of the Clearwater River, a tributary of the Snake River.
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Middle Fork Clearwater River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Idaho |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Confluence of Lochsa River and Selway River |
• location | Lowell, Idaho |
• coordinates | 46°08′25″N 115°35′58″W[1] |
Mouth | Clearwater River |
• location | Kooskia, Idaho |
• coordinates | 46°08′44″N 115°58′57″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,224 ft (373 m) |
Length | 23 mi (37 km)[2] |
Basin size | 3,420 sq mi (8,900 km2)[3] |
Discharge | |
• location | Lowell[n 1] |
• average | 6,532 cu ft/s (185.0 m3/s)[n 2] |
• minimum | 260 cu ft/s (7.4 m3/s) |
• maximum | 77,200 cu ft/s (2,190 m3/s) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Selway River, Clear Creek |
• right | Lochsa River, Pete King Creek, Maggie Creek |
Type | Recreational |
Designated | October 2, 1968 |
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