Lochsa River

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The Lochsa River is a wild, free-flowing river in north-central Idaho renowned for its steep gradient, whitewater rafting, and scenic forested canyon.

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Lochsa River canonical 3
Lochsa River headwaters 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
continent North America
country United States
drainageBasin Clearwater River Basin
linked to: Clearwater River
flowsThrough Clearwater National Forest
Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests
hasHydrologicalCharacteristic free-flowing
snowmelt-dominated flow regime
undammed main stem
hasMajorTributary Crooked Fork
Fish Creek
Warm Springs Creek
White Sand Creek
hasNameEtymology derived from a Nez Perce word meaning "rough water" or "always rough"
historicalUse route of the Lewis and Clark Expedition vicinity
knownFor continuous whitewater
kayaking
remote wilderness setting
scenic forested canyon
spring snowmelt runoff
steep gradient
whitewater rafting
length approximately 70 miles
locatedIn Idaho
north-central Idaho
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Clearwater County, Idaho
Idaho County
managedBy U.S. Forest Service
mouthElevation approximately 1,220 feet
mouthLocatedIn Kooskia, Idaho vicinity
linked to: Kooskia, Idaho
parallelRoute Northwest Passage Scenic Byway
U.S. Route 12 NERFINISHED
partOf Columbia River Basin
partOfProtectedArea Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests
recreationActivity camping
fishing
kayaking
whitewater rafting
wildlife viewing
sourceElevation approximately 4,000–5,000 feet
sourceLocation Bitterroot Mountains
linked to: Bitterroot Range

Bitterroot Range
sourceRegion Idaho–Montana border
tributaryOf Clearwater River
typicalWhitewaterDifficulty Class III
Class IV
Class V at high flows

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Clearwater River hasTributary Lochsa River
Selway–Bitterroot Wilderness contains Lochsa River headwaters
linked to: Lochsa River
Idaho County, Idaho contains Lochsa River