Spokane River
| Spokane River | |
|---|---|
Spokane River in Lincoln County, 1909 | |
Spokane River watershed | |
| Etymology | Spokane tribe, the "sun people" |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington, Idaho |
| County | Kootenai, Spokane, Stevens, Lincoln |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lake Coeur d'Alene |
| • location | Kootenai County, Idaho |
| • coordinates | 47°40′41″N 117°07′34″W / 47.67806°N 117.12611°W |
| • elevation | 1,994 ft (608 m) |
| Mouth | Columbia River at |
• location | Lake Roosevelt, Washington |
• coordinates | 47°53′38″N 118°20′03″W / 47.89389°N 118.33417°W |
• elevation | 1,293 ft (394 m) |
| Length | 111 mi (179 km) |
| Basin size | 6,020 sq mi (15,600 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth, max and min at Long Lake Dam |
| • average | 7,946 cu ft/s (225.0 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 90 cu ft/s (2.5 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 49,700 cu ft/s (1,410 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Columbia River → Pacific Ocean |
| River system | Columbia River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Cable Creek, Latah Creek, Deep Creek |
| • right | Little Spokane River |
The Spokane River is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately 111 miles (179 km) long, in northern Idaho and eastern Washington in the United States. It drains a low mountainous area east of the Columbia, passing through the Spokane Valley and the city of Spokane, Washington.