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===Major tributaries=== {{See also|List of tributaries of the Columbia River}} Fifty-four named tributaries of the Snake River drain more than {{convert|100|mi2|km2}}.<ref name="TNM"/> Of these, the twelve listed below drain an area greater than {{convert|2000|mi2|km2}}.<ref name="TNM"/> {|class="wikitable sortable" border = "1" !colspan=9|Major tributaries of the Snake River |- !Name !Confluence location !Confluence coordinates !Confluence elevation !Length (mainstem)<ref name="TNM"/> !Length (to furthest source)<ref name="TNM"/>{{#tag:ref|Measured to the head of the longest tributary beyond the head of the main stem.|group=n}} !Watershed<ref name="USGS"/> !Discharge !Picture |- |[[Henrys Fork (Snake River)|Henrys Fork]] |[[Rexburg, Idaho]] |{{coord|43|45|10|N|111|57|28|W}}<ref name="GNIS Henrys Fork">{{cite gnis|id=383107|name=Henrys Fork|entrydate=June 21, 1979|accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> |{{nts|4,800}} ft<br>(1,463 m)<ref name="GNIS Henrys Fork"/> |{{nts|129.3}} mi<br>(208.1 km) |{{nts|129.3}} mi<br>(208.1 km) |{{nts|3,260}} mi<sup>2</sup><br>(8,450 km<sup>2</sup>) |{{nts|2,105}} cu ft/s<br>(59.7 m<sup>3</sup>/s)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2013/pdfs/13056500.2013.pdf|title=USGS Gage #13056500 Henrys Fork near Rexburg, ID: Water-Data Report 2013|publisher=U.S. Geological Survey|work=National Water Information System|year=2013|accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> |[[Image:Upper Mesa Falls - Idaho (12145650713).jpg|140px|alt=A waterfall plunges in lush coniferous forest]] |- |[[Salmon Falls Creek]] |[[Hagerman, Idaho]] |{{coord|42|42|55|N|114|51|12|W}}<ref name="GNIS Salmon Falls Creek">{{cite gnis|id=395878|name=Salmon Falls Creek|entrydate=June 21, 1979|accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> |{{nts|2,884}} ft<br>(879 m)<ref name="GNIS Salmon Falls Creek"/> |{{nts|121.1}} mi<br>(195.0 km) |{{nts|152.6}} mi<br>(245.7 km){{#tag:ref|To the head of Sun Creek.|group=n}} |{{nts|2,120}} mi<sup>2</sup><br>(5,500 km<sup>2</sup>) |{{nts|151}} cu ft/s<br>(4.3 m<sup>3</sup>/s)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2013/pdfs/13108150.2013.pdf|title=USGS Gage #13108150 Salmon Falls Creek near Hagerman, ID: Water-Data Report 2013|publisher=U.S. Geological Survey|work=National Water Information System|year=2013|accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> |[[Image:Balance_(5).jpg|140px|alt=A gently flowing stream at the bottom of a desert canyon]] |- |[[Malad River (Gooding County, Idaho)|Malad River]] |[[Hagerman, Idaho]] |{{coord|42|51|45|N|114|54|18|W}}<ref name="GNIS Malad River">{{cite gnis|id=376083|name=Malad River|entrydate=May 1, 1989|accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> |{{nts|2,658}} ft<br>(810 m)<ref name="GNIS Malad River"/> |{{nts|12.0}} mi<br>(19.3 km) |{{nts|149.0}} mi<br>(239.9 km){{#tag:ref|To the head of [[Big Wood River]].|group=n}} |{{nts|3,250}} mi<sup>2</sup><br>(8,420 km<sup>2</sup>) |{{nts|1,500}} cu ft/s<br>(42.5 m<sup>3</sup>/s){{#tag:ref|A significant amount of water is diverted just above the mouth of Malad River for hydropower generation and discharged into the Snake River. Malad River discharge is calculated by the sum of USGS gage # 13153500 (Malad River near Bliss)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/monthly/?referred_module=sw&site_no=13153500&por_13153500_326201=1154587,00060,326201,1899-04,2022-09&start_dt=1985-07&end_dt=1999-09&format=html_table&date_format=YYYY-MM-DD&rdb_compression=file&submitted_form=parameter_selection_list|title=USGS Gage #13153500 Malad River near Bliss, ID: Monthly Statistics|publisher=U.S. Geological Survey|work=National Water Information System|accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> and #13152940 (Malad River hydropower diversion)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/monthly/?referred_module=sw&site_no=13152940&por_13152940_45810=1154582,00060,45810,1985-06,1999-09&format=html_table&date_format=YYYY-MM-DD&rdb_compression=file&submitted_form=parameter_selection_list|title= USGS Gage #13152940 Malad River Power Flume near Bliss, ID: Monthly Statistics|publisher=U.S. Geological Survey|work=National Water Information System|accessdate=January 16, 2024}}</ref>|group=n}} |[[Image:Devils_Wash_Bowl,_Apr_17.jpg|140px|alt=A powerful waterfall and rapids cut through jumbled rocks]] |- |[[Bruneau River]] |[[Mountain Home, Idaho]] |{{coord|42|56|57|N|115|57|43|W}}<ref name="GNIS Bruneau River">{{cite gnis|id=394740|name=Bruneau River|entrydate=June 21, 1979|accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> |{{nts|2,457}} ft<br>(749 m)<ref name="GNIS Bruneau River"/> |{{nts|152.9}} mi<br>(246.2 km) |{{nts|152.9}} mi<br>(246.2 km) |{{nts|3,290}} mi<sup>2</sup><br>(8,530 km<sup>2</sup>) |{{nts|375}} cu ft/s<br>(10.6 m<sup>3</sup>/s)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2013/pdfs/13168500.2013.pdf|title=USGS Gage #13168500 Bruneau River near Hot Spring, ID: Water-Data Report 2013|publisher=U.S. Geological Survey|work=National Water Information System|year=2013|accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> |[[Image:Bruneau Wild and Scenic River (23780771472).jpg|140px|alt=A stream calmly flows by at the bottom of light gray cliffs]] |- |[[Owyhee River]] |[[Nyssa, Oregon]] |{{coord|43|48|46|N|117|01|32|W}}<ref name="GNIS Owyhee River">{{cite gnis|id=1147319|name=Owyhee River|entrydate=November 28, 1980|accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> |{{nts|2,185}} ft<br>(666 m)<ref name="GNIS Owyhee River"/> |{{nts|346.5}} mi<br>(557.9 km) |{{nts|346.5}} mi<br>(557.9 km) |{{nts|10,950}} mi<sup>2</sup><br>(28,380 km<sup>2</sup>) |{{nts|918}} cu ft/s<br>(26.0 m<sup>3</sup>/s)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2013/pdfs/13181000.2013.pdf|title=USGS Gage #13181000 Owyhee River near Rome, OR: Water-Data Report 2013|publisher=U.S. Geological Survey|work=National Water Information System|year=2013|accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> |[[Image:Owyhee River (9092356441).jpg|140px|alt=View over a river bend in a shrubby desert landscape framed by vertical cliffs]] |- |[[Boise River]] |[[Parma, Idaho]] |{{coord|43|49|15|N|117|01|34|W}}<ref name="GNIS Boise River">{{cite gnis|id=378007|name=Boise River|entrydate=June 21, 1979|accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> |{{nts|2,185}} ft<br>(666 m)<ref name="GNIS Boise River"/> |{{nts|103.1}} mi<br>(166.0 km) |{{nts|155.5}} mi<br>(250.4 km){{#tag:ref|To the head of [[Middle Fork Boise River]].|group=n}} |{{nts|4,010}} mi<sup>2</sup><br>(10,390 km<sup>2</sup>) |{{nts|1,574}} cu ft/s<br>(44.6 m<sup>3</sup>/s)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2013/pdfs/13213000.2013.pdf|title=USGS Gage #13213000 Boise River near Parma, ID: Water-Data Report 2013|publisher=U.S. Geological Survey|work=National Water Information System|year=2013|accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> |[[Image:Boise River and Canal Bridge (Caldwell, Idaho) (5).jpg|140px|alt=A river flows under a steel bridge through a wooded area]] |- |[[Malheur River]] |[[Ontario, Oregon]] |{{coord|44|03|33|N|116|58|31|W}}<ref name="GNIS Malheur River">{{cite gnis|id=1145769|name=Malheur River|entrydate=November 28, 1980|accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> |{{nts|2,133}} ft<br>(650 m)<ref name="GNIS Malheur River"/> |{{nts|189.8}} mi<br>(305.6 km) |{{nts|205.7}} mi<br>(331.2 km){{#tag:ref|To the head of Lake Creek.|group=n}} |{{nts|4,710}} mi<sup>2</sup><br>(12,210 km<sup>2</sup>) |{{nts|208}} cu ft/s<br>(5.9 m<sup>3</sup>/s)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2013/pdfs/13213000.2013.pdf|title=USGS Gage #13233300 Malheur River below Nevada Dam near Vale, OR: Water-Data Report 2013|publisher=U.S. Geological Survey|work=National Water Information System|year=2013|accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> |[[Image:Malheur_River_(Malheur_County,_Oregon_scenic_images)_(malDA0030).jpg|140px|alt=A river forms multiple channels as it flows through a desert valley]] |- |[[Payette River]] |[[Payette, Idaho]] |{{coord|44|05|32|N|116|57|09|W}}<ref name="GNIS Payette River">{{cite gnis|id=388284|name=Payette River|entrydate=December 31, 1992|accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> |{{nts|2,126}} ft<br>(648 m)<ref name="GNIS Payette River"/> |{{nts|82.7}} mi<br>(133.1 km) |{{nts|163.0}} mi<br>(262.4 km){{#tag:ref|To the head of [[South Fork Payette River]].|group=n}} |{{nts|3,300}} mi<sup>2</sup><br>(8,550 km<sup>2</sup>) |{{nts|2,960}} cu ft/s<br>(83.8 m<sup>3</sup>/s)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2013/pdfs/13251000.2013.pdf|title=USGS Gage #13251000 Payette River near Payette, ID: Water-Data Report 2013|publisher=U.S. Geological Survey|work=National Water Information System|year=2013|accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> |[[Image:Payette_River_Scenic_Byway_-_Payette_River's_Allure_-_NARA_-_7720998.jpg|140px|alt=A river flows through grassy meadows surrounded by coniferous forest]] |- |[[Salmon River (Idaho)|Salmon River]] |[[Hells Canyon National Recreation Area|Hells Canyon NRA, Idaho]] |{{coord|45|51|23|N|116|47|37|W}}<ref name="GNIS Salmon River">{{cite gnis|id=400069|name=Salmon River|entrydate=December 31, 1992|accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> |{{nts|919}} ft<br>(280 m)<ref name="GNIS Salmon River"/> |{{nts|425.3}} mi<br>(684.7 km) |{{nts|425.3}} mi<br>(684.7 km) |{{nts|14,000}} mi<sup>2</sup><br>(36,290 km<sup>2</sup>) |{{nts|11,090}} cu ft/s<br>(314.0 m<sup>3</sup>/s)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2013/pdfs/13317000.2013.pdf|title=USGS Gage #13317000 Salmon River at White Bird, ID: Water-Data Report 2013|publisher=U.S. Geological Survey|work=National Water Information System|year=2013|accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> |[[Image:Rafting the Salmon River ID.jpg|140px|alt=River rapids cut through a mountain landscape, with several boaters visible in the foreground]] |- |[[Grande Ronde River]] |[[Rogersburg, Washington]] |{{coord|46|04|49|N|116|58|47|W}}<ref name="GNIS Grande Ronde River">{{cite gnis|id=1505215|name=Grande Ronde River|entrydate=September 10, 1979|accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> |{{nts|820}} ft<br>(250 m)<ref name="GNIS Grande Ronde River"/> |{{nts|210.4}} mi<br>(338.7 km) |{{nts|210.4}} mi<br>(338.7 km) |{{nts|4,130}} mi<sup>2</sup><br>(10,710 km<sup>2</sup>) |{{nts|3,027}} cu ft/s<br>(85.7 m<sup>3</sup>/s)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2013/pdfs/13333000.2013.pdf|title=USGS Gage #13333000 Grande Ronde River at Troy, OR: Water-Data Report 2013|publisher=U.S. Geological Survey|work=National Water Information System|year=2013|accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> |[[Image:Grande Ronde River, Troy Road - DPLA - 8a04ffea7c5c25492bc3815b1d6bb697.jpg|140px|alt=View over a river bend framed by high cliffs of horizontally layered rock]] |- |[[Clearwater River (Idaho)|Clearwater River]] |[[Lewiston, Idaho]] |{{coord|46|25|30|N|117|02|14|W}}<ref name="GNIS Clearwater River">{{cite gnis|id=379406|name=Clearwater River|entrydate=June 21, 1979|accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> |{{nts|738}} ft<br>(220 m)<ref name="GNIS Clearwater River"/> |{{nts|74.8}} mi<br>(120.4 km) |{{nts|198.3}} mi<br>(319.2 km){{#tag:ref|To the head of [[Selway River]].|group=n}} |{{nts|9,420}} mi<sup>2</sup><br>(24,420 km<sup>2</sup>) |{{nts|14,860}} cu ft/s<br>(420.8 m<sup>3</sup>/s)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2013/pdfs/13342500.2013.pdf|title=USGS Gage #13342500 Clearwater River at Spalding, ID: Water-Data Report 2013|publisher=U.S. Geological Survey|work=National Water Information System|year=2013|accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> |[[Image:Clearwater River in Ahsahka, Idaho.jpg|140px|alt=A wide river flows through coniferous forest in a mountain valley]] |- |[[Palouse River]] |[[Starbuck, Washington]] |{{coord|46|35|24|N|118|12|55|W}}<ref name="GNIS Palouse River">{{cite gnis|id=1513182|name=Palouse River|entrydate=September 10, 1979|accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> |{{nts|541}} ft<br>(165 m)<ref name="GNIS Palouse River"/> |{{nts|166.4}} mi<br>(267.9 km) |{{nts|166.4}} mi<br>(267.9 km) |{{nts|3,320}} mi<sup>2</sup><br>(8,610 km<sup>2</sup>) |{{nts|599}} cu ft/s<br>(17.0 m<sup>3</sup>/s)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2013/pdfs/13351000.2013.pdf|title=USGS Gage #13351000 Palouse River at Hooper, WA: Water-Data Report 2013|publisher=U.S. Geological Survey|work=National Water Information System|year=2013|accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> |[[Image:03-18-07, palouse river canyon - panoramio.jpg|140px|alt=View over a desert river canyon surrounded by vertical cliffs]] |}
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