Middle Fork Clearwater River
| Middle Fork Clearwater River | |
|---|---|
Map of the Clearwater River watershed, including the Middle Fork | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of Lochsa River and Selway River |
| • location | Lowell, Idaho |
| • coordinates | 46°08′25″N 115°35′58″W / 46.14028°N 115.59944°W |
| Mouth | Clearwater River |
• location | Kooskia, Idaho |
• coordinates | 46°08′44″N 115°58′57″W / 46.14556°N 115.98250°W |
• elevation | 1,224 ft (373 m) |
| Length | 23 mi (37 km) |
| Basin size | 3,420 sq mi (8,900 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lowell |
| • average | 6,532 cu ft/s (185.0 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 260 cu ft/s (7.4 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 77,200 cu ft/s (2,190 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Selway River, Clear Creek |
| • right | Lochsa River, Pete King Creek, Maggie Creek |
| Type | Recreational |
| Designated | October 2, 1968 |
The Middle Fork Clearwater River is a short, but high volume river in Idaho County, Idaho, United States and is the major source of the Clearwater River, a tributary of the Snake River.