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Yankee Fork Salmon River

Coordinates: 44°16′11″N 114°44′04″W / 44.26972°N 114.73444°W / 44.26972; -114.73444
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Yankee Fork
Yankee Fork Salmon River
Yankee Fork Salmon River is located in Idaho
Yankee Fork Salmon River
Location of the mouth of Yankee Fork Salmon River in Idaho
Yankee Fork Salmon River is located in the United States
Yankee Fork Salmon River
Yankee Fork Salmon River (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
Physical characteristics
SourceSalmon River Mountains
 • locationSalmon–Challis National Forest
 • coordinates44°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

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  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.