The Snake River rises near the continental divide in Yellowstone National Park. The Snake River leaves Idaho through the Palisades Reservoir. When the Snake reaches Oregon it starts to flow north. This creates the border of Oregon and Idaho for 216 miles. The Snake River flows west and feeds into the Columbia River near Pasco, WA. Throughout the river there are steamboats going through the river, and railroads were built along the side. There is always a bunch of salmon coming through the Snake River, making it a great place to go fishing. Over 11,000 years ago many Native American and Indian tribes inhabited the banks of the Snake River. The tribe that was known for naming the Snake was the Shoshone Indians otherwise known as
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These rivers are the Missouri, Mississippi, Yukon, Rio Grande, St. Lawrence, Arkansas, Colorado, Atchafalaya, Ohio, Red, Brazos, and Columbia are the only rivers in the US that are longer than the Snake river. People believed that the Snake was longer than the Columbia but when people measured it they found that the Columbia was about 20-60 miles longer than the Snake. The Snake is 1,078 miles’ long. Dams on the Snake power many cities and towns near the Snake River. There are four dams along the Snake River. These dams are Lower Goose Dam, Lower Monumental Dam, Ice Harbor Dam, and Lower Granite Dam. These dams are used for irrigation and hydropower. A lot of tourists stop at these dams for photos and to see how water flows through the dam. There weren’t many people who explored this river. The one most people would say was Lewis & Clark, and that is correct. Lewis & Clark explored the Snake River from 1803-1806. This was a major part of expanding to the Pacific Northwest. When they explored the Snake. It was called the Salmon River. Another person who explored the Snake was John Ordway. He explored the lower Snake River in 1806. There isn’t much info on this expedition. In 1871, J.W. Barlow explored the Snake River through what is now Yellowstone National
These rivers are the Missouri, Mississippi, Yukon, Rio Grande, St. Lawrence, Arkansas, Colorado, Atchafalaya, Ohio, Red, Brazos, and Columbia are the only rivers in the US that are longer than the Snake river. People believed that the Snake was longer than the Columbia but when people measured it they found that the Columbia was about 20-60 miles longer than the Snake. The Snake is 1,078 miles’ long. Dams on the Snake power many cities and towns near the Snake River. There are four dams along the Snake River. These dams are Lower Goose Dam, Lower Monumental Dam, Ice Harbor Dam, and Lower Granite Dam. These dams are used for irrigation and hydropower. A lot of tourists stop at these dams for photos and to see how water flows through the dam. There weren’t many people who explored this river. The one most people would say was Lewis & Clark, and that is correct. Lewis & Clark explored the Snake River from 1803-1806. This was a major part of expanding to the Pacific Northwest. When they explored the Snake. It was called the Salmon River. Another person who explored the Snake was John Ordway. He explored the lower Snake River in 1806. There isn’t much info on this expedition. In 1871, J.W. Barlow explored the Snake River through what is now Yellowstone National