Yankee Fork Salmon River

The Yankee Fork Salmon River is a 28-mile (45 km)[2] tributary of the Salmon River in Custer County, Idaho in the United States. It originates in the Salmon River Mountains, in the Salmon-Challis National Forest, and flows south to its confluence at Sunbeam, about 10 miles (16 km) east of Stanley.

Yankee Fork
Yankee Fork Salmon River
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Location
Country	United States
State	Idaho
Physical characteristics
Source	Salmon River Mountains
• location	Salmon–Challis National Forest
• coordinates	44°30′59″N 114°36′17″W[1]
• elevation	8,600 ft (2,600 m)
Mouth	Salmon River
• location	Near Stanley
• coordinates	44°16′11″N 114°44′04″W[1]
• elevation	5,915 ft (1,803 m)
Length	28 mi (45 km)[2]
Basin size	189 sq mi (490 km2)[3]
Discharge
• location	near Clayton, about 0.5 mi (0.80 km) from the mouth[3]
• average	199 cu ft/s (5.6 m3/s)[3]
• minimum	10 cu ft/s (0.28 m3/s)
• maximum	3,360 cu ft/s (95 m3/s)