From the Tetons to the Columbia: the 1078-mile Snake River

This is the earliest stages of a website intended to provide a photographic tour of the Snake River. The Snake extends from its headwaters in northwest Wyoming across southern Idaho, along the Oregon-Idaho and Washington-Idaho borders, and across eastern Washington to its confluence with the Columbia River. Pages/photographs are listed here in order from upstream to downstream, except as noted.

 

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Braids and meanders high on the Snake River.

The Snake River at the southern margin of Yellowstone National Park.

A 2010 view across the Snake River to Mount Moran in the northern Tetons.

A 2024 view across the Snake River and its terraces to the Tetons, including the Grand Teton.

Just upstream from the above: A 2024 view of the Snake River in its modern channel.

 

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The Snake cutting through layered volcanic rocks near Clark Hill, Jefferson County, Idaho.

The falls of the Snake River in the city of Idaho Falls, Idaho.

The Oregon Short Line Bridge and American Falls before the American Falls Dam.

The American Falls Dam.

Lake Walcott and the Minidoka Dam.

The Minidoka Dam.

Milner Dam and a dry Snake River bed.

Cauldron Linn at low flow.

The Snake River at Pillar Falls northeast of Twin Falls, Idaho.

The Snake River flowing under the Perrine Bridge north of Twin Falls, Idaho.

Back in time: The Twin Falls - Jerome Intercounty Bridge.

 

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The Snake River in Hells Canyon just below the Hells Canyon dam .

 

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The Blue Bridge over the Snake at Lewiston, ID, and Clarkston, WA.

 

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Lower Granite Dam.

An overview of the dams on the Snake River in Washington.

Lower Monumental Dam.

Ice Harbor Dam.

A barge entering the lock at Ice Harbor Dam.

Journey's end: the confluence of the Snake River with the Columbia River.

 


 

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