snake river

     

The Snake River is a major tributary of the Columbia River in the U.S. states of Wyoming, Iaho, Oregon, and Washington. The river's length is 1,040 miles (1,670 km), its watershed drains 108,000 square miles (280,000 km²), and the average discharge at its mouth is 56,900 cubic feet per second (1,610 m³/s). The river flows from its source in Yellowstone National Park through a series of mountain ranges, canyons, and plains.

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  • This river that winds through Wyoming, Idaho & Oregon is the main tributary of the Columbia River
  • Plunging 212 feet, Shoshone Falls on this river is Idaho's highest waterfall
  • Shoshone Falls in Idaho lies on this winding river
  • This chief tributary of the Columbia River rises near the Continental Divide in Yellowstone
  • This river winds its way through Hells Canyon
  • The source of this main tributary of the Columbia River is located in Yellowstone National Park
  • On his "Sky-Cycle" Evel tried to jump a canyon above this river in Idaho in 1974; too bad the parachute opened early
  • The height of Shoshone Falls on this river in Idaho exceeds that of Niagara Falls
  • Idaho's lowest point lies in Nez Perce County along this river
  • This largest tributary of the Columbia River rises in Yellowstone National Park
  • North America's deepest chasm, Hells Canyon, is formed by this twisting river
  • Sighted by Lewis & Clark in 1805, this 1,038-mile-long river was first called the Lewis Fork of the Columbia River
  • Idaho's Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument has several miles of fossil-bearing cliffs along this river
  • This river winds its way through Grand Teton National Park, as well as Hell's Canyon
  • (Jon of the Clue Crew reads from Grand Teton National Park.) In the 1890s, the toll was 50 cents per wagon & 25 cents for a horse & rider to cross this twisty river of the Grand Tetons
  • This chief tributary of the Columbia River is navigable inland to Lewiston, Idaho
  • This river joins the Columbia near Pasco, Washington, a little more than 1,000 miles from its source in Wyoming

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