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Bookmark or Share- Snake River - WikipediaThe Snake River is a major river in the interior Pacific Northwest region of the United States. About 1,080 miles (1,740 km) long, it is the largest tributary of the Columbia River, which is the largest North American river that empties into the Pacific Ocean.
- The Snake River Plain: A Tale of Two BasinsThe lake drained to the north, carving Hells Canyon, the deepest river gorge in North America. The origin and development of the Snake River Plain illustrates the diverse and far-reaching geologic impacts of the Yellowstone Hotspot.
- Hydromet Pacific Northwest Region | Bureau of ReclamationMajor Storage Reservoirs in the Upper Snake River Basin. PROVISIONAL DATA - Subject to change. Average daily streamflows indicated in cubic feet per second. Reservoir levels current as of midnight on date indicated. Click on gaging stations (red dots) for streamflow hydrographs. Graph of Total System Storage. Key to Station Codes.
- Snake River - Western Rivers ConservancyFrom bighorn sheep to wolverine, the mammals that rely on the Snake are as diverse as the basin’s terrain. The largest, and perhaps most imperiled mammal of all, is the southern resident orca whale, an endangered killer whale population that relies almost exclusively on the Snake River’s salmon.
- Snake River | Map, Length, Description, & Facts | BritannicaRunoff from the states of Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington combines in the Snake, which has a drainage basin of some 109,000 square miles (282,000 square km). From elevations of 10,000 feet (3,000 metres) the river descends to 300 feet (90 metres) at its outflow into the Columbia.
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