| Asotin Creek | |
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.jpg) Fish weir on lower Asotin Creek, 2010 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of North and South Forks |
| • location | Near Cloverland, WA |
| • coordinates | 46°16′21″N 117°17′31″W / 46.27250°N 117.29194°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,847 ft (563 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Snake River |
• location | Asotin, WA |
• coordinates | 46°20′37″N 117°03′12″W / 46.34361°N 117.05333°W[1] |
• elevation | 738 ft (225 m)[1] |
| Length | 15.5 mi (24.9 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 325 sq mi (840 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | about 0.1 mi (0.16 km) from the mouth[5] |
| • average | 97 cu ft/s (2.7 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 17 cu ft/s (0.48 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 5,050 cu ft/s (143 m3/s) |
Asotin Creek (also known historically as the Asotin River) is a tributary of the Snake River in Asotin County, southeastern Washington. The creek's main stem is 15.5 miles (24.9 km) long, and measured to the head of its longest tributary its length is 33.7 miles (54.2 km).[3] It flows into the Snake River at the town of Asotin, about 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Lewiston–Clarkston. Asotin Creek drains about 325 square miles (840 km2) of mostly semi-arid plateau country on the northeastern flank of the Blue Mountains.[4]
The creek's name is derived from the Nez Perce for "eel", from the abundance of freshwater eels caught there. The town of Asotin in 1878 and Asotin County in 1883 both were named after the creek.[6]
- ^ a b c "Asotin Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1981-12-31. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ "North Fork Asotin Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1981-12-31. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ a b United States Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed February 18, 2024
- ^ a b Browne, Dave; et al. (April 1995). "Model Watershed Plan Asotin County, Washington" (PDF). Snake River Salmon Recovery Board. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ USGS Gage #13335050 Asotin Creek at Asotin, WA: Water-Data Report 2013. National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. 2013. Accessed 2024-01-24.
- ^ Meany, Edmond Stephen (1923). Origin of Washington Geographic Names. University of Washington Press. ISBN 978-0-598-97480-8.