Sunset at Snake River in Grand Teton National Park

Description: Snake River's drainage basin includes a diversity of landscapes. Its upper reaches lie in the Rocky Mountains. In central Idaho the river flows through the broad Snake River Plain. Along the Idaho-Oregon border the river flows through Hells Canyon, part of a larger physiographic region called the Columbia River Plateau, through which the Snake... ( +expand to view full text )

Description: Snake River's drainage basin includes a diversity of landscapes. Its upper reaches lie in the Rocky Mountains. In central Idaho the river flows through the broad Snake River Plain. Along the Idaho-Oregon border the river flows through Hells Canyon, part of a larger physiographic region called the Columbia River Plateau, through which the Snake River flows to Washington and to its confluence with the Columbia River.