Thompson River (Montana)

Thompson River (Montana)

Geobox | River
name = Thompson River
category = River


image_size =
image_caption =
etymology =
country = United States
country_

state = Montana
district_type = County
district = Sanders County
source =
source_location = Rocky Mountains
source_state = Montana
source_elevation_imperial = 3337
source_elevation_note = Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.]
source_length_imperial =
source_lat_d = 48
source_lat_m = 0
source_lat_s = 52
source_lat_NS = N
source_long_d = 115
source_long_m = 11
source_long_s = 27
source_long_EW = W
source_coordinates_note = GNIS|792103|Thompson River]
mouth_name = Clark Fork
mouth_location = Thompson Falls
mouth_district =
mouth_state = Montana
mouth_country =
mouth_note =
mouth_lat_d = 47
mouth_lat_m = 34
mouth_lat_s = 37
mouth_lat_NS = N
mouth_long_d = 115
mouth_long_m = 14
mouth_long_s = 23
mouth_long_EW = W
mouth_coordinates_note =
mouth_elevation_imperial = 2405
mouth_elevation_note = Mouth elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS mouth coordinates.]
length_imperial =
watershed_imperial =
discharge_location =
discharge_round =
discharge_imperial =
discharge_note =
discharge_min_imperial =
discharge_max_imperial =
discharge1_location =
discharge1_imperial =
discharge1_note =


map_size =
map_caption =
map1 = Montana Locator Map.png map1_size = 300
map1_caption = Location of the mouth of the Thompson River in Montana
map1_locator = Montana
commons = The Thompson River is a tributary of the Clark Fork in the U.S. state of Montana. It is part of the Columbia River basin, as Clark Fork is a tributary of the Pend Oreille River, which is a tributary of the Columbia River.

The Thompson River is named in honor of David Thompson.

Course

The Thompson River originates in Upper Thompson Lake and flows generally south to join Clark Fork near the town of Thompson Falls.

ee also

*List of rivers of Montana
*Tributaries of the Columbia River

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Thompson River — bezeichnet mehrere Flüsse in Australien Thompson River (Victoria) Thompson River (Queensland) in Kanada Thompson River (British Columbia) Thompson River (Saskatchewan) in den Vereinigten Staaten Thompson River (Montana), ein Fluss in Montana… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Thompson River — Coordinates: 50°14′07″N 121°35′00″W / 50.23528°N 121.5833333°W / 50.23528; 121.5833333 …   Wikipedia

  • Montana Highway 200 — Route information Maintained by MDT Length: 701 mi[1 …   Wikipedia

  • Montana locations by per capita income — Montana is the forty sixth richest state in the United States of America, with a per capita income of $17,151 (2000). Montana counties ranked by per capita income There are fifty six counties located in Montana, none of which are in the 100… …   Wikipedia

  • Thompson Falls — can refer to:* Thompson Falls, Montana, a city in Sanders County, Montana, United States * Nyahururu, a town in Kenya named by British colonists as Thompson Falls * Thomson s Falls, waterfalls on the Ewaso Ng iro River in Kenya * Blaeberry Falls …   Wikipedia

  • Montana Tech of The University of Montana — Infobox University name = Montana Tech of the University of Montana motto = De Re Metallica Literal translation: “Of The Metals”. This was the title of a book published by Georg Agricola (aka Georg Bauer) in 1556. established = 1889 chancellor =… …   Wikipedia

  • List of tributaries of the Columbia River — Tributaries and sub tributaries are hierarchically listed in order from the mouth of the Columbia River upstream. Major dams and reservoir lakes are also noted.Minor tributaries* Skipanon River (Oregon) * Lewis and Clark River (Oregon) * Youngs… …   Wikipedia

  • Montana State University — – Bozeman Motto Mountains Minds Established 1893 Type public …   Wikipedia

  • Thompson, David — ▪ English explorer born April 30, 1770, London, Eng. died Feb. 10, 1857, Longeuil, Lower Canada [now Quebec]       English explorer, geographer, and fur trader in the western parts of what are now Canada and the United States. He was the first… …   Universalium

  • Thompson-Boling Arena — Infobox Stadium stadium name = Thompson Boling Arena| nickname = The Summitt location = 1600 Phillip Fulmer Way Knoxville, TN 37916 broke ground = opened = December 3, 1987 closed = demolished = owner = University of Tennessee operator = surface …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”