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This article is about the Snake River in the northwestern United States. For other uses, see Snake River (disambiguation)

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The Snake River is a river in the western part of the United States. The Snake River is 1,038 miles (1,670 km) in length, and is the Columbia River's main tributary. The Lewis and Clark expedition (1803-6) was the first major U.S. exploration of the river, and the Snake was once known as the Lewis River.

Related Topics:
River - United States - Columbia River's - Lewis and Clark expedition

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The Snake originates near the Continental Divide in Yellowstone National Park in NW Wyoming and flows south to Jackson Lake in Grand Teton National Park and past the town of Jackson. The river flows down Snake River Canyon, then enters Idaho at the Palisades Reservoir and joins with the Henrys Fork River near Rigby. Note: residents of eastern Idaho generally call the Snake prior to this joining the "South Fork of the Snake", distinguishing it from the Henrys Fork.

Related Topics:
Continental Divide - Yellowstone National Park - Wyoming - Jackson Lake - Grand Teton National Park - Jackson - Snake River Canyon - Idaho - Palisades Reservoir - Henrys Fork River - Rigby

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The Snake then swings down in an arc across southern Idaho, following the Snake River Plain. In doing so it passes through the city of Idaho Falls and the American Falls Reservoir and then past Twin Falls and Boise to the Idaho/Oregon border. It then flows north through Hells Canyon, and past the cities of Lewiston, Idaho and Clarkston, Washington. It then turns into Washington, passes through many hydroelectric dams and finally joins the Columbia River near Pasco, Washington.

Related Topics:
Snake River Plain - Idaho Falls - American Falls Reservoir - Twin Falls - Boise - Idaho - Oregon - Hells Canyon - Lewiston, Idaho - Clarkston, Washington - Washington - Hydroelectric dams - Columbia River - Pasco, Washington

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Tributaries of the Snake include the Henrys Fork River, the Boise River, the Salmon River, and the Clearwater River.

Related Topics:
Henrys Fork River - Boise River - Salmon River - Clearwater River

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The Snake River's many hydroelectric power plants are a major source of electricity in the region. Its watershed provides irrigation for various projects, including the Minidoka, Boise, Palisades, and Owyhee projects by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, as well as a variety of private projects such as at Twin Falls. However, these dams have also had an adverse environmental effect on wildlife, most notably on wild salmon migrations.

Related Topics:
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation - Environment - Salmon

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The Snake runs through a number of gorges, including one of the deepest in the world, Hells Canyon, with a maximum depth of 7,900 feet (2,410 m).

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The name "Snake" possibly derived from an S-shaped (snake) sign which the Shoshone Indians made with their hands to mimic swimming salmon. Variant names of the river have included:

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