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The Snake River is a river in the western part of the United States. The Snake River is 1,038 miles (1,670 km) in length, and is the Columbia River's main tributary. The Lewis and Clark expedition (1803-6) was the first major U.S. exploration of the river, and the Snake was once known as the Lewis River.
The Snake originates near the Continental Divide in Yellowstone National Park in NW Wyoming and flows south to Jackson Lake in Grand Teton National Park and past the town of Jackson. The river flows down Snake River Canyon , then enters Idaho at the Palisades Reservoir and joins with the Henrys Fork River near Rigby. Note: residents of eastern Idaho generally call the Snake prior to this joining the "South Fork of the Snake", distinguishing it from the Henrys Fork.
The Snake then swings down in an arc across southern Idaho, forming the Snake River Plain. In doing so it passes through the city of Idaho FallsIdaho Falls is a city located in Bonneville County, Idaho. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 50,730. The city is the county seat of Bonneville County 6. History Idaho Falls was founded as Taylor's Crossing, named after Matt Taylor, and the American Falls Reservoir and then past Twin FallsTwin Falls is a city located in Twin Falls County, Idaho. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 34,469. The city is the county seat of Twin Falls County 6. Twin Falls is perhaps best known for the 1974 attempt by Evel Knievel to jump t and BoiseBoise is the capital and largest city of Idaho, a U. state of the United States of America. As of the 2000 census, it has a population of 185,787. It is the county seat of Ada County. Boise's elevation is 2,842 feet. History The name, "Boise" comes from a to the Idaho/ OregonOregon is a state located in the western United States bordering the Pacific Ocean, California, Washington, Idaho, and Nevada. Its northern border lies along the Columbia River and the east along the Snake River. Two north-south mountain ranges the Coasta border. It then flows north through Hells CanyonHells Canyon is a canyon created by the Snake River. There is no recognized geographic place called "Hells Canyon. According to a book by R. Bailey, titled Hells Canyon it starts 145 km (90 miles) south of Lewiston, Idaho, and extends 64 km (40 miles) fur, and past the cities of Lewiston, IdahoLewiston, Idaho is a city in northern Idaho, at the confluence of the Snake River and the Clearwater River. Its main industry is paper and timber products production at the mill owned and operated by the Potlatch Corporation. Because of its position on th and Clarkston, WashingtonClarkston is a city located in Asotin County, Washington, at the confluence of the Snake River and the Clearwater River, immediately across the Snake River from Lewiston, Idaho. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 7,337. History Clar. It then turns into WashingtonWashington is a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. It should not be confused with Washington, DC, the nation's capital. To avoid confusion, the state is often called Washington state . Although the state capital is Olympia, the largest c, passes through many hydroelectric dams and finally joins the Columbia River near Pasco, Washington.
Tributaries of the Snake include the Henrys Fork River, the Boise River, the Salmon River, and the Clearwater River.
The Snake River's many hydroelectric power plants are a major source of electricity in the region. Its watershed provides irrigation for various projects, including the Minidoka, Boise, Palisades, and Owyhee projects by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, as well as a variety of private projects such as at Twin Falls.
The Snake runs through a number of gorges, including one of the deepest in the world, Hells Canyon, with a maximum depth of 7,900 feet (2,410 m).
The name "Snake" possibly derived from an S-shaped (snake) sign which the Shoshone Indians made with their hands to mimic swimming salmon. Variant names of the river have included:
Counties through which the Snake flows are:
Source for some material: U.S. Geological Survey
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