Middle Fork Clearwater River

Middle Fork Clearwater River
Map of the Clearwater River watershed, including the Middle Fork
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
Physical characteristics
SourceConfluence of Lochsa River and Selway River
 • locationLowell, Idaho
 • coordinates46°08′25″N 115°35′58″W / 46.14028°N 115.59944°W / 46.14028; -115.59944[1]
MouthClearwater River
 • location
Kooskia, Idaho
 • coordinates
46°08′44″N 115°58′57″W / 46.14556°N 115.98250°W / 46.14556; -115.98250[1]
 • elevation
1,224 ft (373 m)
Length23 mi (37 km)[2]
Basin size3,420 sq mi (8,900 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationLowell[n 1]
 • average6,532 cu ft/s (185.0 m3/s)[n 2]
 • minimum260 cu ft/s (7.4 m3/s)
 • maximum77,200 cu ft/s (2,190 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftSelway River, Clear Creek
 • rightLochsa River, Pete King Creek, Maggie Creek
TypeRecreational
DesignatedOctober 2, 1968

The Middle Fork Clearwater River is a short, but high volume river in Idaho County, Idaho, United States and is the major source of the Clearwater River, a tributary of the Snake River.

  1. ^ a b "Middle Fork Clearwater River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  2. ^ USGS Topo Maps for United States (Map). Cartography by United States Geological Survey. ACME Mapper. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  3. ^ "Boundary Descriptions and Names of Regions, Subregions, Accounting Units and Cataloging Units". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  4. ^ "USGS Gage #13336500 on the Selway River near Lowell, Idaho" (PDF). National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  5. ^ "USGS Gage #13337000 on the Lochsa River near Lowell, ID" (PDF). National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  6. ^ "USGS Gage #13336500 on the Selway River near Lowell, Idaho" (PDF). National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  7. ^ "USGS Gage #13337000 on the Lochsa River near Lowell, ID" (PDF). National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2016-06-01.


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