Lemhi River
| Lemhi River | |
|---|---|
Historical reenactment on the Lemhi River | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| Counties | Lemhi |
| Cities | Leadore, Salmon |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 44°40′56″N 113°21′17″W / 44.68222°N 113.35472°W |
| • elevation | 5,954 ft (1,815 m) |
| Mouth | Salmon River |
• location | Salmon |
• coordinates | 45°11′17″N 113°54′23″W / 45.18806°N 113.90639°W |
• elevation | 3,900 ft (1,200 m) |
| Length | 60 mi (97 km) |
| Basin size | 1,216 sq mi (3,150 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | near mouth at Salmon, ID |
| • average | 251 cu ft/s (7.1 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 0.75 cu ft/s (0.021 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 2,610 cu ft/s (74 m3/s) |
The Lemhi River is a 60-mile-long (97 km) river in Idaho in the United States. It is a tributary of the Salmon River, which in turn is a tributary to the Snake River and Columbia River.