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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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
drainageBasin Clearwater River Basin NERFINISHED
flowsThrough Clearwater National Forest NERFINISHED
Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests NERFINISHED
hasHydrologicalCharacteristic free-flowing
snowmelt-dominated flow regime
undammed main stem
hasMajorTributary Crooked Fork NERFINISHED
Fish Creek NERFINISHED
Warm Springs Creek NERFINISHED
White Sand Creek NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Idaho County NERFINISHED
managedBy U.S. Forest Service
mouthElevation approximately 1,220 feet
mouthLocatedIn Kooskia, Idaho vicinity NERFINISHED
parallelRoute Northwest Passage Scenic Byway NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 12 NERFINISHED
partOf Columbia River Basin NERFINISHED
partOfProtectedArea Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests NERFINISHED
recreationActivity camping
fishing
kayaking
whitewater rafting
wildlife viewing
sourceElevation approximately 4,000–5,000 feet
sourceLocation Bitterroot Mountains NERFINISHED
Bitterroot Range NERFINISHED
sourceRegion Idaho–Montana border NERFINISHED
tributaryOf Clearwater River NERFINISHED
typicalWhitewaterDifficulty Class III GENERATED
Class IV GENERATED
Class V at high flows GENERATED

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Clearwater River hasTributary Lochsa River