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Idaho is a Rocky Mountain state with abundant natural resources and scenic areas. The state has snow-capped mountain ranges, rapids, vast lakes and steep canyons. The waters of the Snake River run through Hells Canyon, the deepest gorge in the United States. Shoshone Falls falls down cliffs from a height greater than Niagara Falls.
There are at least 115 named mountain ranges in Idaho. Some of these ranges extend into the neighboring states of Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Names, elevations and coordinates from the U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System.
Since 1919, the Idaho Geological Survey (formerly Bureau of Mines and Geology) has studied and reported on the general and environmental geology of the state. The Survey also studies and reports on the water (both surface and ground), mineral data, and energy assets of the state.
There are at least 63 named waterfalls in Idaho as listed in the Geographic Names Information System by the U.S. Geological Survey. Albeni Falls , Bonner County, Idaho , 48°10′5″N 117°00′05″W / 48.16806°N 117.00139°W / 48.16806; -117.00139 ( Albeni Falls ) , el. 2,064 feet (629
Idaho is a state located in the Western United States. According to the 2020 United States Census, Idaho is the 13th least populous state with 1,839,106 inhabitants but the 11th largest by land area spanning 82,643.12 square miles (214,044.7 km 2) of land. [1] Idaho is divided into 44 counties and contains 199 municipalities legally described ...
The Snake River Plain is a geologic feature located primarily within the U.S. state of Idaho. It stretches about 400 miles (640 km) westward from northwest of the state of Wyoming to the Idaho-Oregon border. The plain is a wide, flat bow-shaped depression and covers about a quarter of Idaho.
Idaho Falls is the fourth most populous city in Idaho and the county seat of Bonneville County.It is the state's most populous city outside the Boise metropolitan area. [4] As of the 2020 census, the population of Idaho Falls was 64,818. [3]
Salmon Falls Creek; Goose Creek; ... USGS Geographic Names Information System; USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Idaho (1974)