Priest River (Idaho)
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| Priest River | |
 Log drivers on the Priest River | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Idaho |
| County | Bonner County, Idaho |
| Source | Upper Priest Lake |
| - elevation | 2,445 ft (745 m) [1] |
| - coordinates | 48°45′58″N 116°51′52″W / 48.76611°N 116.86444°W [2] |
| Mouth | Pend Oreille River |
| - location | near Priest River, Bonner County, Idaho |
| - elevation | 2,054 ft (626 m) [2] |
| - coordinates | 48°10′37″N 116°53′34″W / 48.17694°N 116.89278°W [2] |
| Length | 68 mi (109 km) [3] |
| Basin | 980 sq mi (2,538 km2) [4] |
  Location of the mouth of the Priest River in Idaho
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The Priest River is a 68-mile (109 km) long[3] tributary of the Pend Oreille River in the U.S. state of Idaho. It is part of the Columbia River basin, as the Pend Oreille River is a tributary of the Columbia River. The river's drainage basin is 980 square miles (2,500 km2) in area.[4]
Course
The Priest River originates in Upper Priest Lake and flows south into Priest Lake. It exits the south end of Priest Lake and flows south to the Pend Oreille River near the city of Priest River.[2] The Upper Priest River, which is sometimes considered part of the Priest River proper, originates near the US-Canada border and flows south into Upper Priest Lake.[5]
See also
- List of Idaho rivers
- List of longest streams of Idaho
- Tributaries of the Columbia River
References
- ↑ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Priest River". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. June 21, 1979. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 15, 2013. Note: Length includes Priest Lake. The Priest River is 47 miles (76 km) long not including Priest Lake.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Intermountain Subbasin Plan, Pend Oreille, Northwest Power and Conservation Council
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Upper Priest River
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