The Colville River is a 60-mile (100 km) long tributary of the Columbia River in northeastern Washington in the United States.
Colville River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 48°7′11″N 117°45′49″W[1] |
• elevation | 2,146 ft (654 m)[2] |
Mouth | Columbia River |
• location | Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake, Washington (state) |
• coordinates | 48°34′23″N 118°6′24″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,300 ft (400 m)[3] |
Length | 60 mi (97 km)[4] |
Basin size | 1,010 sq mi (2,600 km2)[5] |
Discharge | |
• location | mouth[5] |
• average | 429 cu ft/s (12.1 m3/s)[5] |
The Colville River begins in southern Stevens County, Washington at the confluence of Sheep Creek and Deer Creek. It flows northwest past Colville and into the Columbia River near Kettle Falls.
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