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(Redirected from Yankee Fork) River in Idaho, United States
Yankee Fork
Yankee Fork Salmon River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
Physical characteristics
SourceSalmon River Mountains
 • locationSalmon–Challis National Forest
 • coordinates44°30′59″N 114°36′17″W / 44.51639°N 114.60472°W / 44.51639; -114.60472
 • elevation8,600 ft (2,600 m)
MouthSalmon River
 • locationNear Stanley
 • coordinates44°16′11″N 114°44′04″W / 44.26972°N 114.73444°W / 44.26972; -114.73444
 • elevation5,915 ft (1,803 m)
Length28 mi (45 km)
Basin size189 sq mi (490 km)
Discharge 
 • locationnear Clayton, about 0.5 mi (0.80 km) from the mouth
 • average199 cu ft/s (5.6 m/s)
 • minimum10 cu ft/s (0.28 m/s)
 • maximum3,360 cu ft/s (95 m/s)

The Yankee Fork Salmon River is a 28-mile (45 km) tributary of the Salmon River in Custer County, Idaho in the United States. It originates in the Salmon River Mountains, in the Salmon-Challis National Forest, and flows south to its confluence at Sunbeam, about 10 miles (16 km) east of Stanley.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Yankee Fork". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1979-06-21. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  2. ^ "USGS National Atlas Streamer". United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  3. ^ "USGS Gage #13296000 on the Salmon River near Clayton, ID" (PDF). National Water Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1921–2012. Retrieved 2013-12-15.


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