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| Little Salmon River | |
|---|---|
 A waterfall on the Little Salmon River | |
  Location of the mouth in the United States | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| Region | Idaho and Adams counties |
| City | New Meadows |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Blue Bunch Ridge |
| • location | Sawtooth Range, Adams County, Idaho |
| • coordinates | 44°50′28″N 116°15′46″W / 44.84111°N 116.26278°W |
| • elevation | 6,280 ft (1,910 m) |
| Mouth | Salmon River |
• location | Riggins, Idaho County |
• coordinates | 45°25′00″N 116°18′53″W / 45.41667°N 116.31472°W |
• elevation | 1,716 ft (523 m) |
| Length | 51 mi (82 km), South-North |
| Basin size | 576 sq mi (1,490 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 731 cu ft/s (20.7 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 12,600 cu ft/s (360 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Salmon River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Rapid River |
| • right | Goose Creek |
The Little Salmon River is a tributary of the Salmon River in Idaho in the western United States.[1] The river is approximately 51 miles (82 km) in length and drains 576 square miles (1,490 km2) of land.[2]
- ^ "Little Salmon River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1979-06-21. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
- ^ "USGS Gage #13316500 on the Little Salmon River near Riggins (Average Streamflow)". National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-19.