I would advise against going around breaking world records though. Re: Palouse River. Oakes1, now I need some video of you running the walla walla, at least to where the Touchet drops in? The South Fork of the Palouse River is part of the Palouse River Subbasin and is located in northern Idaho and eastern Washington in what is known as the Palouse Bioregion. The Potlatch softball and baseball fields will start to flood. The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality is working with local stakeholders to develop the South Fork Palouse River Total Maximum Daily Load in order to assess the water quality in the watershed. Meet, Palouse Falls, the official state waterfall of Washington. The Palouse is an awesome river. Awesome catfishing to be had. Located on the Palouse River between Franklin and Whitman counties inside a state park of the same name, Palouse Falls boasts an impressive 200-foot drop; spilling nearly 1,000 cubic feet of water per second over the edge. It is characterized by rolling hills of wind-blown soil at an average elevation of 1,000 to 3,000 feet. • S.F. See more. Do not kayak down the fall … This station managed by the Post Falls Field Office. 140 miles (225 km) long. Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:56 pm. T he Palouse River is a renowned canoe and kayaking destination. The Palouse River basin drains over 3200 square miles in Washington and Idaho and discharges into the Snake River about ten miles southwest of the town of Hooper, WA. Perhaps the best shot of the river, however, will be at Palouse Falls State Park, located in the western portion of the Palouse. Overview. timberjet wrote: beerslayer75 wrote:The Palouse is an awesome river. Floodwater from the Palouse River covers Lion's Park in Palouse March 14. Awesome catfishing to be had. You’ll see deer, turtles, owls, occasionally moose, and stunning rock formations with colonies of nesting cliff swallows. Here, the river drops 185 feet over a black basalt cliff into a deep canyon. Flooding will occur at the Lions Club Community Park and Hayton Greene Park in Palouse. Oct 12, 2007 #1 I want to go fish the Palouse river over the next three weeks. Kai Eiselein A vehicle crosses a flooded portion of South River Road between Palouse and Potlatch on Tuesday. Palouse River at Parvin (Site 2): This gage was located at river mile 8.9, at the Parvin Road crossing. Start date Oct 12, 2007; Dustin Bise reformed hot-spotter. Palouse definition, a river in NW Idaho and SW Washington, flowing W and S to the Snake River. • S.F. I will be staying in the colfax area and will not have transportation available to me. NWS River Forecasts Station operated with funding provided by the City of Palouse , Washington and the U.S. Geological Survey Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program (GWSIP). • S.F. The area extends southward to the Blue Mountains. "The Palouse Hills [area], named for the Palouse River, provides the best soil and moisture conditions for wheat culture in the Pacific Northwest. Scenic, sparkling channels meander through grasslands shaded by cottonwoods, willows, alders and tall pine trees. South River Road will likely be flooded where it crosses the Palouse River at Wellesley Rd. The segment of the Palouse River in Washington above the confluence of the South Fork Palouse River in Colfax is locally referred to as the North Fork Palouse River (NFPR). Palouse River at Colfax (Site 1): This gage was located at river mile 1.2, upstream of the City of Colfax’s flood control channel. Kayaking In Palouse River… You can kayak in the river below Palouse Falls. Extensive flooding of the low lying areas between Potlatch, ID and Palouse, WA will occur. It is especially more exciting during the high flow of the Palouse Falls in the spring. , now i need some video of you running the walla walla at! 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