Yankee Fork Salmon River

River in Idaho, United States
44°30′59″N 114°36′17″W / 44.51639°N 114.60472°W / 44.51639; -114.60472[1] • elevation8,600 ft (2,600 m) MouthSalmon River
 • location
Near Stanley
 • coordinates
44°16′11″N 114°44′04″W / 44.26972°N 114.73444°W / 44.26972; -114.73444[1]
 • elevation
5,915 ft (1,803 m)Length28 mi (45 km)[2]Basin size189 sq mi (490 km2)[3]Discharge  • locationnear Clayton, about 0.5 mi (0.80 km) from the mouth[3] • average199 cu ft/s (5.6 m3/s)[3] • minimum10 cu ft/s (0.28 m3/s) • maximum3,360 cu ft/s (95 m3/s)

The Yankee Fork Salmon River is a 28-mile (45 km)[2] 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.

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References

  1. ^ a b "Yankee Fork". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1979-06-21. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  2. ^ a b "USGS National Atlas Streamer". United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  3. ^ a b c "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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