Pahsimeroi River Explained

Pahsimeroi River
Pushpin Map:USA Idaho#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of the Pahsimeroi River in Idaho
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Idaho
Subdivision Type3:Counties
Subdivision Name3:Lemhi, Custer
Length:59miles
Discharge1 Location:at mouth
Discharge1 Min:87cuft/s
Discharge1 Avg:230cuft/s
Discharge1 Max:710cuft/s
Source1 Coordinates:44.0728°N -113.6706°W[1]
Source1 Elevation:7745feet[2]
Mouth:Salmon River
Mouth Coordinates:44.6919°N -114.0486°W
Mouth Elevation:4640feet
Basin Size:827sqmi[3]

The Pahsimeroi River is a 58.7adj=midNaNadj=mid[4] river in Idaho in the United States. It is a tributary of the Salmon River, which in turn is a tributary to the Snake River and Columbia River.

Course

From its source in Custer County, at the confluence of the West Fork and East Fork headwaters, the Pahsimeroi River flows generally northwest, through the Pahsimeroi Valley, between the Lemhi Range to the east, and the Lost River Range and to the west.

The Pahsimeroi River joins the Salmon River near Ellis, Idaho, upriver from Salmon, Idaho.

River modification

The water of the Pahsimeroi River and its tributaries is used for irrigation agriculture. All of the river's mainstem tributaries are wholly diverted and totally disconnected year round due to diversion for irrigation.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. , USGS, GNIS
  2. [Google Earth]
  3. http://pubs.usgs.gov/wdr/2005/wdr-id-05-1/ Water Resource Data, Idaho, 2005
  4. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 3, 2011
  5. http://www.nwcouncil.org/fw/subbasinplanning/salmon/plan/ Salmon Subbasin Plan