Colville River (Washington)

The Colville River is a 60-mile (100 km) long tributary of the Columbia River in northeastern Washington in the United States.

Colville River
Location
Country	United States
State	Washington
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	48°7′11″N 117°45′49″W[1]
• elevation	2,146 ft (654 m)[2]
Mouth	Columbia River
• location	Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake, Washington (state)
• coordinates	48°34′23″N 118°6′24″W[1]
• elevation	1,300 ft (400 m)[3]
Length	60 mi (97 km)[4]
Basin size	1,010 sq mi (2,600 km^2)[5]
Discharge
• location	mouth[5]
• average	429 cu ft/s (12.1 m^3/s)[5]

Course

The Colville River begins in southern Stevens County, Washington at the confluence of Sheep Creek and Deer Creek. It flows northwest past Colville and into the Columbia River near Kettle Falls.

See also

• Tributaries of the Columbia River
• List of rivers of Washington

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Colville River, USGS GNIS
2. Google Earth elevation for GNIS source coordinates.
3. Google Earth elevation for GNIS mouth coordinates.
4. Colville River, The Columbia Gazetteer of North America
5. Upper Columbia Subbasin Overview, Northwest Power and Conservation Council