Moyie River

Moyie River
Moyie River at Eastport, Idaho
Moyie River is located in Idaho
Moyie River
Location of the mouth of the Moyie River in Idaho
Moyie River is located in the United States
Moyie River
Moyie River (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States, Canada
StateIdaho
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Physical characteristics
MouthKootenay River
 • location
Moyie Springs, Idaho
 • coordinates
48°59′59″N 116°10′51″W / 48.99972°N 116.18083°W / 48.99972; -116.18083[1]
 • elevation
1,768 ft (539 m)[2]
Length92 mi (148 km)[3]
Basin size208 sq mi (540 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationnear Eastport, ID[5]
 • average685 cu ft/s (19.4 m3/s)[5]
 • minimum23 cu ft/s (0.65 m3/s)
 • maximum8,930 cu ft/s (253 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightLittle Moyie River

The Moyie River is a 92-mile (148 km) long[3] tributary of the Kootenai River (spelled Kootenay River in Canada) in the U.S. state of Idaho and the Canadian province of British Columbia. The Moyie River is part of the Columbia River basin, being a tributary of the Kootenay River, which is a tributary to the Columbia River.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference gnis was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Google Earth elevation for GNIS coordinates
  3. ^ a b "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  4. ^ Kootenai Subbasin Plan, Northwest Power and Conservation Council
  5. ^ a b Water Resources Data, Idaho, 2005, USGS

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