Definitions for Snake River
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Snake, Snake Rivernoun

   a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition

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1. snake river

   The Snake River is a major river in the greater Pacific Northwest region in the United States. It stretches over 1,000 miles, originating in western Wyoming, then flowing through the states of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington before it empties into the Columbia River. It is the largest tributary of the Columbia River and its drainage basin is among the largest in North America, covering multiple significant ecosystems. The river is known for its diverse wildlife, numerous wilderness areas, and extensive network of dams for hydroelectric power production.

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1. Snake River

   The Snake is a major river of the greater Pacific Northwest in the United States. At 1,078 miles long, it is the largest tributary of the Columbia River, the largest North American river that empties into the Pacific Ocean. Rising in western Wyoming, the river flows through the Snake River Plain then rugged Hells Canyon and the rolling Palouse Hills to reach its mouth at the Tri-Cities of the state of Washington. Its drainage basin encompasses parts of six U.S. states, and its average discharge is over 54,000 cubic feet per second. Rugged mountains divided by rolling plains characterize the physiographically diverse watershed of the Snake River. The Snake River Plain was created by a volcanic hotspot which now lies underneath Yellowstone National Park, the headwaters of the Snake River. Gigantic glacial-retreat flooding episodes that occurred during the previous Ice Age carved out many topographical features including various canyons and ridges along the middle and lower Snake. Two of these catastrophic flooding events significantly affected the river and its surrounds. More than 11,000 years ago, prehistoric Native Americans lived along the Snake. Salmon from the Pacific Ocean spawned in the millions in the river. These fish were central to the lives of the people along the Snake below Shoshone Falls. By the time Lewis and Clark crossed the Rockies and sighted the valley of a Snake tributary, the Nez Perce and Shoshone were the most powerful people in the region. Contact with Europeans introduced horses to some tribes, reshaping their lifestyles for the next few hundred years before outside settlement. Later explorers and fur trappers further changed and utilized the resources of the Snake River basin. At one point, a hand sign made by the Shoshones representing fish was misinterpreted to represent a snake, giving the Snake River its name.

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1. Snake River

   chief tributary of the Columbia; rises in Wyoming amid the Rockies; flows S. and NW. through Idaho, forming the Shoshone Falls, rivalling Niagara, which they exceed in height; through Southern Washington it flows W. under the name of the Lewis River or Fork, and discharges into the Columbia after a course of 1050 m.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Snake River in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Snake River in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Snake River in a Sentence

1. Tom Kiernan:

   We’re facing a critical choice on the Snake River, we can either stay with the status quo, which means failing salmon runs, more costly litigation, increasing energy insecurity and broken promises to tribes. Or we can choose to invest in salmon recovery and infrastructure solutions that create a future of abundance and prosperity for the region.

2. Greg Walden:

   When all this started, some of the environmental groups said, ‘if we can do it here, we can do it on the Snake River and then, you know, on to Moscow,’.

3. Mike Simpson:

   What exciting news for DOE and the Idaho Cleanup project, a successful clean-up means protection for the region and the Snake River Plain Aquifer.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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3. ^ Wikidata
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4. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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