Spokane River

Spokane River
Spokane River in Lincoln County, 1909
Spokane River watershed
EtymologySpokane tribe, the "sun people"[1]
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWashington, Idaho
CountyKootenai, Spokane,
Stevens, Lincoln
Physical characteristics
SourceLake Coeur d'Alene
 • locationKootenai County, Idaho
 • coordinates47°40′41″N 117°07′34″W / 47.67806°N 117.12611°W / 47.67806; -117.12611[2]
 • elevation1,994 ft (608 m)[3]
MouthColumbia River at
 • location
Lake Roosevelt, Washington
 • coordinates
47°53′38″N 118°20′03″W / 47.89389°N 118.33417°W / 47.89389; -118.33417[2]
 • elevation
1,293 ft (394 m)[2]
Length111 mi (179 km)[4]
Basin size6,020 sq mi (15,600 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationmouth, max and min at Long Lake Dam[5]
 • average7,946 cu ft/s (225.0 m3/s)[5]
 • minimum90 cu ft/s (2.5 m3/s)
 • maximum49,700 cu ft/s (1,410 m3/s)
Basin features
ProgressionColumbia RiverPacific Ocean
River systemColumbia River
Tributaries 
 • leftCable Creek, Latah Creek, Deep Creek
 • rightLittle Spokane River

The Spokane River is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately 111 miles (179 km) long, in northern Idaho and eastern Washington in the United States. It drains a low mountainous area east of the Columbia, passing through the Spokane Valley and the city of Spokane, Washington.

  1. ^ Phillips, James W. (1971). Washington State Place Names. University of Washington Press. pp. 134–135. ISBN 0-295-95498-1.
  2. ^ a b c "Spokane River". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey (USGS). September 10, 1979. Retrieved October 17, 2008.
  3. ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earthsearch using GNIS source coordinates.
  4. ^ "Online Topographic Maps from the United States Geological Survey". TopoQuest. Retrieved October 19, 2008.
  5. ^ a b c Benke, Arthur C. & Cushing, Colbert E. (2005). Rivers of North America. Academic Press. p. 650. ISBN 978-0-12-088253-3. Retrieved 2008-10-16.