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419:Idaho County
403:Lochsa River
399:Selway River
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351:Recreational
329:Maggie Creek
325:Lochsa River
309:Selway River
82:Selway River
78:Lochsa River
1586:Market Lake
1546:C.J. Strike
1516:Boise River
1454:Priest Lake
1444:Old Mission
1404:Henrys Lake
1346:State Parks
1313:Sheep Creek
1140:Gospel Hump
861:Yellowstone
393:Description
387:Snake River
313:Clear Creek
295:Tributaries
193: /
181:115°58′57″W
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114:115°35′58″W
1702:Categories
1641:Sand Creek
1636:St. Maries
1601:Montpelier
1571:Fort Boise
1561:Deer Parks
1531:Carey Lake
1491:Management
1459:Round Lake
1429:Lucky Peak
1399:Hells Gate
1288:Red Canyon
1238:Deep Creek
1175:Pole Creek
1069:Grays Lake
940:Clearwater
925:Bitterroot
771:2016-06-01
750:2016-06-01
726:2016-06-01
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670:2016-06-01
642:2016-06-01
614:2016-06-01
593:2016-06-01
561:2016-06-01
526:References
356:Designated
224:Basin size
178:46°08′44″N
111:46°08′25″N
1656:Tex Creek
1646:Snow Peak
1631:Red River
1449:Ponderosa
1439:McCroskey
1354:Bear Lake
1293:Saint Joe
1064:Deer Flat
1054:Bear Lake
965:Nez Perce
423:watershed
236:Discharge
1651:Sterling
1626:Portneuf
1606:Mud Lake
1581:Hagerman
1566:Farragut
1489:Wildlife
1394:Harriman
1389:Farragut
1379:Dworshak
1253:Jarbidge
1180:Sawtooth
1079:Minidoka
1074:Kootenai
1036:Sawtooth
980:Sawtooth
960:Kootenai
451:See also
39:Location
1596:Montour
1409:Heyburn
1218:Bruneau
985:St. Joe
970:Payette
955:Kaniksu
844:Federal
411:Kooskia
44:Country
1308:Selway
1298:Salmon
1268:Owyhee
1263:Lochsa
1013:Curlew
407:Lowell
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250:Lowell
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216:Length
73:Source
1669:Other
1493:Areas
1337:State
1318:Snake
1283:Rapid
1059:Camas
930:Boise
836:Idaho
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