Colville River (Washington)

Colville River (Washington)
Colville River
River
Country United States
State Washington
Source
 - elevation 2,146 ft (654 m) [1]
 - coordinates 48°7′11″N 117°45′49″W / 48.11972°N 117.76361°W / 48.11972; -117.76361 [2]
Mouth Columbia River
 - location Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake, Washington (U.S. state)
 - elevation 1,300 ft (396 m) [3]
 - coordinates 48°34′23″N 118°6′24″W / 48.57306°N 118.10667°W / 48.57306; -118.10667 [2]
Length 60 mi (97 km) [4]
Basin 1,010 sq mi (2,616 km2) [5]
Discharge mouth
 - average 429 cu ft/s (12 m3/s) [5]

The Colville River is a 60 mile (100 km) long tributary of the Columbia River in northeastern Washington in the United States.

Course

The Colville River begins in southern Stevens County, Washington at the confluence of Sheep Creek and Deer Creek. It flows northwest past Colville and into the Columbia River near Kettle Falls.

See also

References

  1. ^ Google Earth elevation for GNIS source coordinates.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Colville River, USGS GNIS
  3. ^ Google Earth elevation for GNIS mouth coordinates.
  4. ^ Colville River, The Columbia Gazetteer of North America
  5. ^ a b Upper Columbia Subbasin Overview, Northwest Power and Conservation Council



Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Colville River — may refer to: The Colville River (Alaska) in the state of Alaska United States. The Colville River (Washington) in the state of Washington in the United States This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the …   Wikipedia

  • Colville — may refer to: Contents 1 Places 2 Other 3 See also Places …   Wikipedia

  • Colville, Washington —   City   Highland Cemetery …   Wikipedia

  • Washington (state) — Washington state redirects here. For the university, see Washington State University. State of Washington …   Wikipedia

  • Colville tribe — The Colville tribe is a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest. The name Colville comes from association with Fort Colville, named after Andrew Colvile of the Hudson s Bay Company. They called themselves Shwoyelpi,[1] or Skoyelpi.[2]… …   Wikipedia

  • Colville (tribe) — The Colville Native Americans were originally located on the Colville River in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Washington, along the Columbia River in the area between Kettle Falls and Hunters. [cite web… …   Wikipedia

  • Colville (tribu) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Colville. Les Colville sont une tribu amérindienne de l’État de Washington, aux États Unis. À l origine basée près de la Colville River, entre les chutes de Kettle et Hunters, leur nom originel n est pas connu.… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Colville-Okanagan language — Colville Okanagan nsəlxcin Spoken in Canada, United States of America Region Southern Interior of British Columbia, Central northern State of Washington Ethnicity Okanagan people …   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

  • Washington locations by per capita income — Washington is the twelfth richest state in the United States of America, with a per capita income of $22,973 (2000) and a personal per capita income of $33,332 (2003).Washington counties ranked by per capita incomeThere are thirty nine counties… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

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