Pahsimeroi River

Pahsimeroi River
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Location
Country	United States
State	Idaho
Counties	Lemhi, Custer
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	44°4′22″N 113°40′14″W[1]
• elevation	7,745 ft (2,361 m)[2]
Mouth	Salmon River
• coordinates	44°41′31″N 114°2′55″W[1]
• elevation	4,640 ft (1,410 m)[2]
Length	59 mi (95 km)
Basin size	827 sq mi (2,140 km^2)[3]
Discharge
• location	at mouth[3]
• average	230 cu ft/s (6.5 m^3/s)[3]
• minimum	87 cu ft/s (2.5 m^3/s)
• maximum	710 cu ft/s (20 m^3/s)

The Pahsimeroi River is a 58.7-mile-long (94.5 km)[4] river in Idaho in the United States. It is a tributary of the Salmon River, which in turn is a tributary to the Snake River and Columbia River.

Course

From its source in Custer County, at the confluence of the West Fork and East Fork headwaters, the Pahsimeroi River flows generally northwest, through the Pahsimeroi Valley, between the Lemhi Range to the east, and the Lost River Range and to the west.

The Pahsimeroi River joins the Salmon River near Ellis, Idaho, upriver from Salmon, Idaho.

River modification

The water of the Pahsimeroi River and its tributaries is used for irrigation agriculture. All of the river's mainstem tributaries are wholly diverted and totally disconnected year round due to diversion for irrigation.[5]

See also

• List of rivers in Idaho
• List of longest streams of Idaho

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pahsimeroi River, USGS, GNIS
2. Google Earth elevation for GNIS coordinates.
3. Water Resource Data, Idaho, 2005, USGS.
4. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 3, 2011
5. Salmon Subbasin Plan, Northwest Power and Conservation Council