South Fork Clearwater River
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The South Fork Clearwater River is a 62-mile (100 km)[2] long river in north-central Idaho in the United States. Draining about 1,175 square miles (3,040 km2), the South Fork joins with the Middle Fork Clearwater River to form the Clearwater River, a major tributary of the Snake River.
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South Fork Clearwater River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Idaho |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Confluence of American and Red Rivers |
• location | Near Elk City, Nez Perce National Forest |
• coordinates | 45°48′30″N 115°28′29″W[1] |
• elevation | 3,901 ft (1,189 m) |
Mouth | Clearwater River |
• location | Kooskia, Idaho County |
• coordinates | 46°08′45″N 115°58′57″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,224 ft (373 m) |
Length | 62 mi (100 km)[2] |
Basin size | 1,175 sq mi (3,040 km2)[3] |
Discharge | |
• location | Stites, about 4 mi (6.4 km) from the mouth[4] |
• average | 998 cu ft/s (28.3 m3/s)[4] |
• minimum | 44 cu ft/s (1.2 m3/s) |
• maximum | 13,800 cu ft/s (390 m3/s) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Red River (Idaho), Crooked River (Idaho County) |
• right | American River (Idaho) |
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The South Fork has been entirely free flowing since the demolition of the Grangeville Dam in 1963.