Pend Oreille River
Pend d'Oreille River
Countries	United States, Canada
States	Washington, Idaho
Province	British Columbia
Major city	Sandpoint, ID
Length	130 mi (209 km) [1]
Watershed	24,200 sq mi (62,678 km²) [2]
Discharge at	Canada–United States border
- average	26,430 cu ft/s (748 m³/s) [3]
- maximum	171,300 cu ft/s (4,851 m³/s)
- minimum	0 cu ft/s (0 m³/s)
Source	Lake Pend Oreille
- coordinates	48°15′30″N 116°32′4″W / 48.25833, -116.53444 [4]
- elevation	2,064 ft (629 m) [5]
Mouth	Columbia River
- coordinates	49°15′0″N 117°37′10″W / 49.25, -117.61944 [6]
- elevation	1,371 ft (418 m) [7]
Major tributaries
- right	Clark Fork, Pack River, Priest River
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The Pend Oreille River is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately 130 mi (209 km) long, in northern Idaho and northeastern Washington in the United States, as well as southeastern British Columbia in Canada. A tributary is a Stream or River which flows into a mainstem (or parent river The Columbia River (known as The State of Idaho ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page In its passage through British Columbia its name is spelled Pend d'Oreille River. It drains a scenic area of the Rocky Mountains along the U. Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a Mountain range in western North America. S. -Canada border on the east side of the Columbia. The river is sometimes defined as the lower part of the Clark Fork, which rises in western Montana. The Clark Fork is a river in the US states of Montana and Idaho, approximately 360 mi (579 km long Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern The river drains an area of approximately 25,820 sq mi (66,874 km²), mostly through the Clark Fork and its tributaries in western Montana.

Course

The Pend Oreille River begins at Lake Pend Oreille in Bonner County, Idaho in the Idaho Panhandle, draining the lake from its western end near Sandpoint (The Clark Fork River enters the lake from is eastern end). Lake Pend Oreille is a Lake in the northern Idaho Panhandle, with a surface area of 148 square miles Bonner County is a County located in the US state of Idaho. It was established in 1907 and was named for Edwin L Sandpoint is a city in and the County seat of Bonner County, Idaho, United States. It flows west, receiving the Priest River from the north at the town of Priest River, then flows into southern Pend Oreille County in northeastern Washington at Newport. Priest River is a city in Bonner County, Idaho, United States. Pend Oreille County (Pronounced "pond-er-ay" or in ˈpɑndəreɪ is a County located in the U Newport is a city in Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States. Once in Washington it turns north, flowing along the eastern side of the Selkirk Mountains. The Selkirk Mountains are a Mountain range spanning the northern portion of the Idaho Panhandle, eastern Washington, and southeastern British It flows roughly parallel to the Idaho border for approximately 50 mi (80 km), through the Colville National Forest, past Tiger and Metaline Falls. The Colville National Forest is a US National Forest located in northeastern Washington state Metaline Falls is a town in Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States. It crosses the international border into southeastern British Columbia, looping west for about 15 miles (24 km) and joining the Columbia from the east, approximately 2 mi (3 km) north of the international border and approximately 5 miles (8 km) south of Montrose. Montrose is a village located in south-eastern British Columbia in the West Kootenay region

Dams

There are five dams on the Pend Oreille River: Waneta (owned by Teck Cominco) and Seven Mile (B. C. Hydro) dams in Canada, Boundary (Seattle City Light), Box Canyon (Pend Oreille County PUD), and Albeni Falls (U. S. Army Corps of Engineers) dams in the United States. None provide for fish passage.

Names

Variant names, according to the USGS, include: Bitter Root River, Bitterroot River, Clark Fork, Clarke Fork, Clarkes Fork, Clarks Fork, Deer Lodge River, Hell Gate River, Missoula River, Pend d'Oreille River, Silver Bow River, Clark's Fork, and Pend-d'Oreille River. The United States Geological Survey ( USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government.

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