Moyie River
| Moyie River | |
 Moyie River at Eastport, Idaho
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| Countries | United States, Canada |
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| State | Idaho |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Tributaries | |
| - right | Little Moyie River |
| Mouth | Kootenay River |
| - location | Moyie Springs, Idaho |
| - elevation | 1,768 ft (539 m) |
| - coordinates | 48°59′59″N 116°10′51″W / 48.99972°N 116.18083°WCoordinates: 48°59′59″N 116°10′51″W / 48.99972°N 116.18083°W |
| Length | 92 mi (148 km) |
| Basin | 208 sq mi (539 km2) |
| Discharge | for near Eastport, ID |
| - average | 685 cu ft/s (19.40 m3/s) |
| - max | 8,930 cu ft/s (252.87 m3/s) |
| - min | 23 cu ft/s (0.65 m3/s) |
The Moyie River is a 92-mile (148 km) longtributary of the Kootenai River (spelled Kootenay River in Canada) in the U.S. state of Idaho and the Canadian province of British Columbia. The Moyie River is part of the Columbia River basin, being a tributary of the Kootenay River, which is tributary to the Columbia River.
The Moyie River originates in southeast British Columbia. It flows northeast and east, collecting many headwater streams, before turning south and entering Moyie Lake. The river exits Moyie Lake to the south, flowing south and west by the village of Yahk, British Columbia and Yahk Provincial Park before entering Idaho at Kingsgate, British Columbia and Eastport, Idaho.
In Idaho, the Moyie River flows nearly due south, emptying into the Kootenai River near Moyie Springs, Idaho, several miles east of Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Near its mouth, the Moyie River tumbles over Moyie Falls. Near the falls is Moyie Dam, constructed in 1949.
The river has several oddly named pairs of tributaries. South of Moyie Lake the river collects the tributaries of Sunrise Creek and then Sundown Creek. Farther south, it collects Irishman Creek and then Englishman Creek. At Yahk, Hawkins Creek joins the Moyie River. Hawkins Creek has two tributaries that begin in the United States and flow north into Canada: Canuck Creek and America Creek. Another odd name occurring along the river is the town of Good Grief, Idaho.
The river is paralleled by Highway 95 and the Crowsnest Highway in British Columbia, and, briefly, U.S. Route 95 in Idaho. The river is also paralleled by railroads: the Union Pacific in Idaho and the Canadian Pacific in British Columbia.
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