North Fork Salmon River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Idaho |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Lewis and Clark Ridge |
• coordinates | 45°42′02″N 113°58′29″W / 45.70056°N 113.97472°W[1] |
• elevation | 7,960 ft (2,430 m) |
Mouth | Salmon River |
• coordinates | 45°24′19″N 113°59′41″W / 45.40528°N 113.99472°W[1] |
• elevation | 3,625 ft (1,105 m) |
Length | 24 mi (39 km)[2] |
Basin size | 211 sq mi (550 km2)[3] |
Discharge | |
• location | North Fork[3] |
• average | 90.4 cu ft/s (2.56 m3/s)[3] |
• minimum | 28 cu ft/s (0.79 m3/s) |
• maximum | 901 cu ft/s (25.5 m3/s) |
The North Fork Salmon River is a 24-mile (39 km)[2] tributary of the Salmon River, flowing through east-central Idaho in the United States. It joins the Salmon River about 20 miles (32 km) north of the town of Salmon, in Lemhi County.