Weiser River

Weiser River
The Weiser River outside Weiser, Idaho, October 2004
Weiser River is located in Idaho
Weiser River
Location of the mouth of the Weiser River in Idaho
Weiser River is located in the United States
Weiser River
Weiser River (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountiesAdams, Washington, Valley
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationnorthwest of New Meadows, Adams County, Idaho
 • coordinates45°01′13″N 116°26′05″W / 45.02028°N 116.43472°W / 45.02028; -116.43472[1]
 • elevation4,174 ft (1,272 m)[2]
MouthSnake River
 • location
near Weiser, Washington County, Idaho
 • coordinates
44°14′19″N 116°58′20″W / 44.23861°N 116.97222°W / 44.23861; -116.97222[1]
 • elevation
2,096 ft (639 m)[1]
Length103 mi (166 km)[3]
Basin size1,660 sq mi (4,300 km2)
Discharge 
 • locationWeiser Idaho
 • average925 cuft/s
 • minimum82 cuft/s
 • maximum8,000 cuft/s

The Weiser River is a 103-mile-long (166 km)[3] tributary of the Snake River in western Idaho in the United States. It drains a mountainous area of 1,660 square miles (4,300 km2) consisting primarily of low rolling foothills intersected by small streams south and east of Hells Canyon along the Idaho-Oregon border.

  1. ^ a b c "Weiser River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. June 21, 1979. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  2. ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  3. ^ a b "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 22, 2013.