Raft River

Raft River

The Raft River is a tributary of the Snake River located in northern Utah and southern Idaho in the United States. It is part of the Columbia River Basin.

Course

The Raft River's headwaters on the east side of Albion Mountains, southeast of Oakley, Idaho. The river flows generally north to join the Snake River in Cassia County, Idaho.

Watershed

The Raft River's drainage basin is approximately convert|1506|sqmi|km2|0 in area, of which approximately 95% is in Idado. [http://www.nwcouncil.org/fw/subbasinplanning/uppersnake/plan/Assessment/1IntroOverview.pdf Upper Snake, Headwaters, Closed Basin Subbasins Plan Plan] , Northwest Power and Conservation Council]

History

The river is named after a crossing of the Oregon Trail where pioneers built rafts out of whatever was available to aid in crossing the river. The river is presently dry for much of the year.

The Oregon Trail Crosses Raft River approx. 2mi S of the Interstate. At the top of the bluff above Raft River the "Parting of the Ways" took place. The Oregon Trail continued West and the California trail headed South. Graves of those who died from being mortally wounded at Massacre Rocks can be found in the same area along the river.

ee also

*List of rivers of Idaho
*List of rivers of Utah
*Tributaries of the Columbia River

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