North Fork Salmon River Explained

North Fork Salmon River
Pushpin Map:USA Idaho#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of the North Fork Salmon River in Idaho
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Idaho
Length:24miles
Discharge1 Location:North Fork
Discharge1 Min:28cuft/s
Discharge1 Avg:90.4cuft/s
Discharge1 Max:901cuft/s
Source1:Lewis and Clark Ridge
Source1 Coordinates:45.7006°N -113.9747°W[1]
Source1 Elevation:7960feet
Mouth:Salmon River
Mouth Coordinates:45.4053°N -113.9947°W
Mouth Elevation:3625feet
Basin Size:211sqmi[2]

The North Fork Salmon River is a 24miles[3] tributary of the Salmon River, flowing through east-central Idaho in the United States. It joins the Salmon River about 20miles north of the town of Salmon, in Lemhi County.

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Notes and References

  1. 387771. North Fork Salmon River. 1979-06-21. 2013-12-14.
  2. Web site: USGS Gage #13306000 on the North Fork Salmon River at North Fork, ID. United States Geological Survey. National Water Information System. 1930–1940. 2013-12-14.
  3. Web site: USGS National Atlas Streamer . United States Geological Survey . 2013-12-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140528115344/http://nationalatlas.gov/streamer/Streamer/streamer.html . 2014-05-28 .