Pack River
| Pack River | |
|---|---|
The Pack River near the confluence with Beehive Creek | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Harrison Lake, Selkirk Mountains 48°40′38.91″N 116°39′19.34″W / 48.6774750°N 116.6553722°W |
| • elevation | 6,190 feet (1,890 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Lake Pend Oreille 48°17′18.71″N 116°22′10.61″W / 48.2885306°N 116.3696139°W |
• elevation | 2,050 feet (620 m) |
| Length | 40 miles (64 km) |
| Basin size | 290 square miles (750 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 344 cubic feet per second (9.7 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Northwest-southeast |
| River system | Columbia River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Zuni Creek, Torrent Creek, Zee Creek, Pearson Creek, Martin Creek, Blanc Creek, Tavern Creek, Unnamed Creek, Sand Creek, Grouse Creek, Gold Creek, Rapid Lightning Creek, Trout Creek, Kirby Creek, Trestle Creek |
| • right | Upper Beehive Lake Drainage, Beehive Creek, Slide Creek, West Branch Pack River, McCormick Creek, Homestead Creek, Jeru Creek, Lindsey Creek, Hellroaring Creek, Caribou Creek, French Creek, Colburn Creek |
The Pack River is a medium-sized river located in Northern Idaho. It is about 40 miles (64 km) long and drains a high mountainous area of the Idaho Panhandle's Rocky Mountains and Selkirk Mountains. The river flows into Lake Pend Oreille and is part of the Columbia River watershed via the Pend Oreille River.