Palouse River

The Palouse River is a tributary of the in and , in the United States. It flows for 167 miles southwestwards, primarily through the region of southeastern Washington.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: tributary of the Snake River in Idaho and Washington state in the United States
  • Also known as: “Drewyers River”, “Drouillard River”, “Flag River”, “Moh-Ha-Na-She”, “North Fork Palouse River”, “Pavilion River”, “Pavion River”, “Pelouse River”, and “Peluse River”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Snake River Bridge and Marmes Rockshelter.

Bridge
Photo: Thad Roan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The , is located on State Route 261 at the confluence of the and Palouse Rivers, near , USA. The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 and is located next to Lyons Ferry Park.

Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The is an archaeological site first excavated in 1962, near Lyons Ferry Park and the confluence of the and Palouse Rivers, in , southeastern Washington. is situated 2 miles north of Palouse River.

Palouse River

Latitude
46.58987° or 46° 35′ 24″ north
Longitude
-118.21524° or 118° 12′ 55″ west
Elevation
541 feet (165 metres)
Open location code
85R3HQQM+WW
Geo­Names ID
5806098
Wiki­data ID
Q2467701
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Satellite Map

Discover Palouse River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Palouse River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نهر بالوس”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Palouse”
  • Catalan: “Palouse”
  • Catalan: “Riu Palouse”
  • Cebuano: “Palouse River”
  • Chinese: “帕卢斯河”
  • Chinese: “帕盧斯河”
  • Chuvash: “Палус”
  • Dutch: “Palouse River”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر پالوس”
  • French: “Palouse River”
  • French: “Palouse”
  • German: “Palouse River”
  • Hebrew: “נהר פאלוז”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Palouse”
  • Italian: “Fiume Palouse”
  • Italian: “Palouse”
  • Japanese: “パルース川”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Moh-Ha-Na-She”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Palouse River”
  • Norwegian: “Palouse River”
  • Russian: “Палус”
  • Ukrainian: “Палус”
  • Venetian: “Palouse”
  • Welsh: “Afon Palouse”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lake Herbert G West Reservation Area and Perry.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lyons Dam and Lyons Ferry Fish Hatchery.

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