Palouse River

Palouse River

The Palouse River is a tributary of the Snake River, approximately convert|140|mi|km long, located in the U.S. states of Washington and Idaho. It is part of the Columbia River Basin, as the Snake River is a tributary of the Columbia River.

Course

The Palouse River flows from North Central Idaho into southeast Washington through the Palouse region, named for the river.

Basin and discharge

The Palouse River's drainage basin is convert|3303|sqmi|km2 in area. [http://www.nwcouncil.org/fw/subbasinplanning/palouse/plan/Plan.pdf Palouse Subbasin Plan] , Northwest Power and Conservation Council] Its mean annual discharge, as measured by USGS gage 13351000 at Hooper (river mile 19.6), is convert|599|cuft/s|m3/s|0, with a maximum daily recorded flow of convert|27800|cuft/s|m3/s|0|abbr=on, and a minimum of zero flow. [http://pubs.usgs.gov/wdr/2005/wdr-wa-05-1/pdf/wa00103ADR2005_Figure62.pdf Snake River Basin including the Grande Ronde River, Asotin Creek, Tucannon River, and Palouse River Basins] , Water Resources Data-Washington Water Year 2005]

ee also

*Palouse Falls
*List of rivers of Idaho
*List of rivers of Washington
*Tributaries of the Columbia River

References

External links

*GNIS|1513182|Palouse River
*http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/clearwater/fish/rivers/palouse.htm
*http://www.spokaneoutdoors.com/pfalls.htm
*http://wa.water.usgs.gov/pubs/fs/fs069-98/


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