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The Raft River is a 108-mile-long (174 km)[1] tributary of the Snake River located in northern Utah and southern Idaho in the United States. It is part of the Columbia River Basin.
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho / Utah |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Albion Mountains |
| • location | Cassia County, Idaho and Box Elder County, Utah |
| Mouth | Snake River |
• location | Cassia County, Idaho |
• coordinates | 42°36′20″N 113°14′26″W |
Course
The Raft River's headwaters are mostly on the east side of the Albion Mountains, southeast of Oakley, Idaho. But its Clear Creek tributary also drains the north side of the Raft River Mountains in Utah, and runoff from the nearby Grouse Creek Range also flows into the Raft River.[2] Portions of the Black Pine and Sublett mountains are also in the river's watershed. The river flows generally north to join the Snake River in Cassia County, Idaho.
Watershed
The Raft River's drainage basin includes four divisions of Sawtooth National Forest, and is approximately 1,506 square miles (3,901 km2) in area, of which approximately 95% of the overall area is in Idaho.[2]
History
The river is named for the fact Oregon Trail pioneers would cross the river with rafts, which was often flooded as a result of beaver dams.[3]
The Oregon Trail crossed the Raft River approximately 2 miles (3 km) south of Interstate 86. At the top of the bluff above Raft River, the "Parting of the Ways" took place. The Oregon Trail continued west, and the California Trail headed south. Graves of those who died from being mortally wounded at Massacre Rocks can be found in the same area along the river. The Clark Massacre of 1851 took place near the Raft River itself.
The Raft River also was a turning point for the Emigrants. They would see the Raft as a separating place.
See also
- List of rivers of Idaho
- List of longest streams of Idaho
- List of rivers of Utah
- Tributaries of the Columbia River
References
- U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 4, 2011
- Upper Snake, Headwaters, Closed Basin Subbasins Plan Plan, Northwest Power and Conservation Council
- Rees, John E. (1918). Idaho Chronology, Nomenclature, Bibliography. W.B. Conkey Company. p. 104.
External links
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Raft River
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- [en] Raft River
[es] Río Raft
El río Raft (en inglés: Raft River), lit. 'río Balsa', y por eso a veces también en español, «río Balsa» o «río de la Balsa») es un río del suroeste de los Estados Unidos, un afluente del río Snake, a su vez afluente del río Columbia. El río tiene una longitud de 174 km[1] y drena una pequeña cuenca de 3900 km², de la que aproximadamente el 95% está en Idaho.[2][ru] Рафт (река)
Рафт (англ. Raft River) — река на севере штата Юта и на юге штата Айдахо, США. Приток реки Снейк, которая, в свою очередь, является притоком реки Колумбия. Длина составляет около 174 км[1]. Площадь бассейна — 3901 км², более 95 % на территории Айдахо[2].Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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