Yankee Fork Salmon River Explained

Yankee Fork
Pushpin Map:Idaho#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of Yankee Fork Salmon River in Idaho
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Idaho
Length:28miles
Discharge1 Location:near Clayton, about 0.5miles from the mouth
Discharge1 Min:10cuft/s
Discharge1 Avg:199cuft/s
Discharge1 Max:3360cuft/s
Source1:Salmon River Mountains
Source1 Location:Salmon–Challis National Forest
Source1 Coordinates:44.5164°N -114.6047°W[1]
Source1 Elevation:8600feet
Mouth:Salmon River
Mouth Location:Near Stanley
Mouth Coordinates:44.2697°N -114.7344°W
Mouth Elevation:5915feet
Basin Size:189sqmi[2]

The Yankee Fork Salmon River is a 28miles[3] tributary of the Salmon River in Custer County, Idaho in the United States. It originates in the Salmon River Mountains, in the Salmon-Challis National Forest, and flows south to its confluence at Sunbeam, about 10miles east of Stanley.

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Notes and References

  1. 400181. Yankee Fork. 1979-06-21. 2013-12-15.
  2. Web site: USGS Gage #13296000 on the Salmon River near Clayton, ID. United States Geological Survey. National Water Information System. 1921–2012. 2013-12-15.
  3. Web site: USGS National Atlas Streamer. United States Geological Survey. 2013-12-15. 2014-05-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20140528115344/http://nationalatlas.gov/streamer/Streamer/streamer.html. dead.