Snake River is a physical feature (stream) in Franklin County. The primary coordinates for Snake River places it within the WA 99323 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Snake River |
Category: | Washington physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Stream |
Description: | 1078 miles long. Lowest elevation in ID at 710 feet near Nec Perce, ID on the Clarkson Quadrangle at the mouth of the Clearwater River. Heads in Jackson Lake in the Grand Tetons in Wyoming; flows through Idaho and along the Oregon border, to enter the Columbia River in Washington. The uppermost part of the stream, from the point where Henrys Fork enters, is referred to informally as the South Fork Snake River. |
History: | Name possibly derived from an S-shaped (snake) sign which the Shoshone Indians made with their hands to mimic swimming salmon. |
County: | Franklin County |
Latitude: | 46.1862456 |
Longitude: | -119.028618 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Snake River: Snake River.
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Burbank, WA
(1.4 miles NE) Finley, WA (2.4 miles S) Pasco, WA (5.1 miles NW) Kennewick, WA (5.5 miles WNW) West Pasco, WA (8.4 miles WNW) |
Wallula, WA
(9.2 miles SE) Richland, WA (14 miles WNW) West Richland, WA (17.9 miles WNW) Touchet, WA (19.9 miles ESE) |
Hedges, WA
(< 0.1 mile) Ainsworth Junction, WA (1.4 miles NNW) Villard Junction, WA (1.9 miles ESE) Burbank Heights, WA (1.9 miles NNE) Port of Kennewick, WA (3.9 miles WNW) |
Humorist, WA
(4.9 miles E) Martindale, WA (4.9 miles NE) Two Rivers, WA (5.1 miles SE) South Highlands, WA (5.3 miles W) |