- Pend Oreille River
Geobox River
name = Pend Oreille River
native_name =
other_name = Pend d'Oreille River
other_name1 =
image_size =
image_caption =
country = United States
country1 = Canada
state = Washington
state1 = Idaho
region_type = Province
region =British Columbia
region1 =
district =
district1 =
city = Sandpoint, ID
city1 =
length_imperial = 130
length_note = [ [http://www.bartleby.com/69/48/P03048.html Pend Oreille River] , The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000.]
watershed_imperial = 25792
watershed_round = -1
watershed_note = [http://www.bchydro.com/rx_files/environment/environment50755.pdf Seven Mile Project Water use Plan] , BC Hydro]
discharge_location =Canada–United States border
discharge_imperial = 26430
discharge_max_imperial = 171300
discharge_min_imperial = 0
discharge_note = [ [http://pubs.usgs.gov/wdr/2005/wdr-wa-05-1/ Water Data Report WA-05-1] , chapter [http://pubs.usgs.gov/wdr/2005/wdr-wa-05-1/pdf/wa00103ADR2005_Figure48.pdf Pend Oreille, Kettle, and Colville River Basins, and the Columbia River from the International Boundary to the confluence with the Spokane River] ]
discharge1_location =
discharge1_imperial =
source_name = Lake Pend Oreille
source_location =
source_district =
source_region =
source_state = Idaho
source_country =
source_lat_d = 48
source_lat_m = 15
source_lat_s = 30
source_lat_NS = N
source_long_d = 116
source_long_m = 32
source_long_s = 4
source_long_EW = W
source_coordinates_note = [Gnis|1533197|Pend Oreille River,USGS GNIS.]
source_elevation_imperial = 2064
source_elevation_note = [Google Earth elevation for GNIS source coordinates.]
source_length_imperial =
mouth_name = Columbia River
mouth_location =
mouth_district =
mouth_region =British Columbia
mouth_state =
mouth_country =
mouth_lat_d = 49
mouth_lat_m = 15
mouth_lat_s = 0
mouth_lat_NS = N
mouth_long_d = 117
mouth_long_m = 37
mouth_long_s = 10
mouth_long_EW = W
mouth_coordinates_note = [Google Earth coordinates for mouth of Pend Oreille River.]
mouth_elevation_imperial = 1371
mouth_elevation_note = [Google Earth elevation for mouth of Pend Oreille River.]
tributary_left =
tributary_left1 =
tributary_right = Clark Fork
tributary_right1 =Pack River
tributary_right2 = Priest River
free_name =
free_value =
map_size = 300
map_caption = Map of the Pend Oreille River and its main tributaries. The Pend Oreille River is atributary of theColumbia River , approximately convert|130|mi|km|0 long, in northernIdaho and northeasternWashington in theUnited States , as well as southeasternBritish Columbia inCanada . In its passage through British Columbia its name is spelled Pend d'Oreille River. It drains a scenic area of theRocky Mountains along the U.S.-Canada border on the east side of the Columbia. The river is sometimes defined as the lower part of the Clark Fork, which rises in westernMontana . The river drains an area of convert|66800|km2|sqmi|0, mostly through the Clark Fork and its tributaries in western Montana and including a portion of theFlathead River in southeastern British Columbia. The full drainage basin of the river and its tributaries accounts for 43% of the entireColumbia River Basin . [http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wat/wq/quality/pend_waneta/pend_doreille_waneta_06.pdf Water Quality Assessment of Pend d'Oreille River at Waneta] , Ministry of Environment, Canada]Course
The Pend Oreille River begins at
Lake Pend Oreille inBonner County, Idaho in the Idaho Panhandle, draining the lake from its western end near Sandpoint (The Clark Fork River enters the lake from its eastern end). It flows west, receiving the Priest River from the north at the town of Priest River, then flows into southern Pend Oreille County in northeastern Washington at Newport. Once in Washington it turns north, flowing along the eastern side of theSelkirk Mountains . It flows roughly parallel to the Idaho border for approximately convert|50|mi|km, through theColville National Forest , past Tiger and Metaline Falls. It crosses the international border into southeastern British Columbia, looping west for about convert|15|mi|km and joining the Columbia from the east, approximately convert|2|mi|km north of the international border and approximately convert|5|mi|km|0 south of Montrose.Dams
There are five dams on the Pend Oreille River: Waneta (owned by Teck Cominco) and Seven Mile (B.C. Hydro) dams in Canada, Boundary (Seattle City Light), Box Canyon (Pend Oreille County PUD), and Albeni Falls (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) dams in the United States. None provide for fish passage.
Names
Variant names, according to the
USGS , include: Bitter Root River, Bitterroot River, Clark Fork, Clarke Fork, Clarkes Fork, Clarks Fork, Deer Lodge River, Hell Gate River, Missoula River, Pend d'Oreille River, Silver Bow River, Clark's Fork, and Pend-d'Oreille River.References
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