Priest River
The Priest River is a 68-mile (109 km) long[1] tributary of the Pend Oreille River in the U.S. state of Idaho. It is part of the Columbia River basin, as the Pend Oreille River is a tributary of the Columbia River. The river's drainage basin is 980 square miles (2,500 km2) in area.[2]
Course
The Priest River originates in Upper Priest Lake and flows south into Priest Lake. It exits the south end of Priest Lake and flows south to the Pend Oreille River near the city of Priest River.[3] The Upper Priest River, which is sometimes considered part of the Priest River proper, originates near the US-Canada border and flows south into Upper Priest Lake.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
NHD
was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Intermountain Subbasin Plan, Pend Oreille, Northwest Power and Conservation Council
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
GNIS
was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Upper Priest River