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Lewiston–Clarkston Metropolitan Area
The Lewiston–Clarkston metropolitan area—colloquially referred to as the Lewiston–Clarkston Valley or Lewis–Clark Valley (often abbreviated as LC Valley), and officially known as the Lewiston, ID–WA Metropolitan Statistical Area—is a metropolitan area comprising Nez Perce County, Idaho and Asotin County, Washington. The metro is anchored by the cities of Lewiston, Idaho and Clarkston, Washington—named after Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, respectively. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 60,888 (though a July 1, 2011 estimate placed the population at 61,476), making it the 4th smallest metropolitan area in the United States. Geography Counties * Nez Perce County, Idaho *Asotin County, Washington Communities * Anatone, Washington (unincorporated) * Asotin, Washington * Clarkston Heights-Vineland, Washington (unincorporated) *Clarkston, Washington * Culdesac, Idaho *Lapwai, Idaho * Lewiston, Idaho (Principal city) * Peck, Idaho * Spal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitan Statistical Area
In the United States, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is a geographical region with a relatively high population density at its core and close economic ties throughout the area. Such regions are neither legally Incorporated town, incorporated as a city or town would be, nor are they legal administrative divisions like County (United States), counties or separate entities such as U.S. state, states; because of this, the precise definition of any given metropolitan area can vary with the source. The statistical criteria for a standard metropolitan area were defined in 1949 and redefined as metropolitan statistical area in 1983. A typical metropolitan area is centered on a single large city that wields substantial influence over the region (e.g., New York City or Chicago). However, some metropolitan areas contain more than one large city with no single municipality holding a substantially dominant position (e.g., Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, Hampton Roads, Virginia B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anatone, Washington
Anatone () is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in the Northwestern United States, northwest United States, located in Asotin County, Washington. Because it is not tracked by the U.S. Census, a Census population estimate is not available. However the citizens of Anatone perform a population census themselves and update the sign (pictured below) every summer. Anatone is assigned the ZIP code 99401. Anatone was first settled in 1878 by Daniel McIvor and Charles Isecke. It was named for a Nez Perce tribe, Nez Perce woman. It is a working class agricultural area, near the tripoint with Idaho and Oregon. The primary crop grown in the area is wheat, and no services are available. As of 2000, an estimated 221 people lived in areas served by the Anatone Post Office, in 167 housing units. As of January 1, 2010, there are 38 people in the town of Anatone. Anatone is part of the Lewiston, Idaho, Lewiston, Idaho, ID-WA Lewiston, Idaho metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southway Bridge
The Southway Bridge is a highway bridge spanning the Snake River between Clarkston, Washington, and Lewiston, Idaho. It connects Fleshman Way in Clarkston with Bryden Canyon Road in Lewiston, and provides residents of the Lewiston Orchards with access to State Route 129, as well as providing Clarkston residents with access to the Lewiston–Nez Perce County Airport. The bridge was opened to traffic on August 3, 1982, at a cost of $21 million, after several delays due to repairs. The Bryden County Road project linking the bridge to the Lewiston Orchards was completed in 1999. The bridge was built to supplement the Interstate Highway Bridge (nicknamed the "Blue Bridge") to the north, which was sometimes closed to traffic while the bridge was raised to allow large boats to cross underneath. Funding A bill to fund the bridge (titled "''S. 3563. A bill to authorize the construction of a highway bridge across the Snake River between Clarkston, Washington and Lewiston, Idaho")' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interstate Highway Bridge
The Interstate Highway Bridge crosses the Snake River, between Clarkston, Washington and Lewiston, Idaho. The bridge carries U.S. Route 12 (US 12) across the state line between Washington and Idaho. It was built in 1939. The bridge was the primary route between Lewiston and Clarkston, until the Southway Bridge was constructed in the 1980s. Gallery File:Telephoto of Snake River in Lewiston and Clarkston from U.S. Route 95 viewpoint (2015).jpg, A telephoto view of the Snake River dividing Lewiston, Idaho and Clarkston, Washington. The photographer is atop Lewiston Hill, looking south. The Interstate Highway Bridge is the closer of the two bridges. The Southway Bridge is in the distance. US 12 ID west end.jpg, Looking east toward Idaho, from underneath the bridge Crossing the Blue Bridge from Lewiston to Clarkston (2007).jpg, Crossing westbound into Clarkston via bicycle US12wRoad-SnakeRiverBridgeWashingtonSide (31439533090).jpg, Westbound vehicles entering Washingt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clearwater River (Idaho)
The Clearwater River is in the northwestern United States, in north central Idaho. Its length is ,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. , accessed May 3, 2011 westward from the Bitterroot Mountains along the Idaho-Montana border, and joins the Snake River at Lewiston. the Lewis and Clark Expedition descended the Clearwater River in dugout canoes, putting in at downstream from Orofino; they reached the Columbia Bar and the Pacific Ocean about six weeks later. By average discharge, the Clearwater River is the largest tributary of the Snake River. The River got its name for the Niimiipuutímt naming as ''Koos-Koos-Kia'' - "clear water". The drainage basin of the Clearwater River is . Its mean annual discharge is , Northwest Power and Conservation Council Course In the small town of Kooskia, the Middle Fork and South Fork of the Clearwater River join their waters to form the main stem of the Clearwater. The larger Middle Fork i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snake River
The Snake River is a major river of the greater Pacific Northwest region in the United States. At long, it is the largest tributary of the Columbia River, in turn, the largest North American river that empties into the Pacific Ocean. The Snake River rises in western Wyoming, then flows through the Snake River Plain of southern Idaho, the rugged Hells Canyon on the Oregon–Idaho border and the rolling Palouse Hills of Washington (state), Washington, emptying into the Columbia River at the Tri-Cities, Washington, Tri-Cities in the Columbia Basin of Eastern Washington. The Snake River drainage basin encompasses parts of six U.S. states (Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Nevada, and Wyoming) and is known for its varied geologic history. The Snake River Plain was created by a volcanic hotspot (geology), hotspot which now lies underneath the Snake River headwaters in Yellowstone National Park. Gigantic glacial-retreat flooding episodes during the previous Last glacial period, Ice Ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower Granite Lake
Lower Granite Lake is a reservoir created by Lower Granite Dam. The dam is a concrete gravity run-of-the-river dam in the northwest United States. On the lower Snake River in southeastern Washington, it bridges Whitman and Garfield counties. Opened in 1975, the dam is located south of Colfax and north of Pomeroy. Lower Granite Dam is part of the Columbia River Basin system of dams, built and operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers; power generated is distributed by the Bonneville Power Administration. Behind the dam, Lower Granite Lake extends east to Lewiston, Idaho and Clarkston, Washington, and allowed the Lewiston–Clarkston metropolitan area to become a port. The first barge to Portland on the navigation route was loaded with wheat and departed Lewiston on August 9, 1975.' Bridges * Southway Bridge - crosses between Lewiston, Idaho and Clarkston, Washington * Interstate Highway Bridge - also crosses between Lewiston and Clarkston, car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewiston Hill
Lewiston Hill (also known as the "Clearwater Escarpment") is a large sloping escarpment in the northwest United States, located immediately north of the confluence of the Clearwater and Snake rivers in north central Idaho. Residents of the nearby cities of Lewiston, Idaho, and Clarkston, Washington, typically refer to "Lewiston Hill" as the mostly unfarmed land north of the city limits of the respective cities, but still remaining visible from the cities. At the top of the escarpment is a grain farming region known as "the Palouse". The border between Lewiston Hill and the Palouse is at an approximate elevation of above sea level, as measured at a rest area at the junction of U.S. Routes 95 and 195. At the foot of the hill is the eastern end of Lower Granite Lake, at the confluence of the Clearwater and Snake rivers; its typical surface elevation is . Highways * – U.S. Route 95 * – U.S. Route 195 * – SH 128 Old Spiral Highway Branching off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Clarkston-Highland, Washington
West Clarkston-Highland is a census-designated place (CDP) in Asotin County, Washington, United States. It is part of the Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,265 at the 2010 census. Geography West Clarkston-Highland is located at (46.402205, -117.058971). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.7 square miles (6.9 km), all of it land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 4,707 people, 1,994 households, and 1,328 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,160 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.99% White, 0.17% African American, 1.44% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.81% from other races, and 2.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.00% of the population. There were 1,994 households, out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples living toget ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spalding, Idaho
Spalding is an unincorporated community in the northwest United States, located in northern Nez Perce County, Idaho. Description The community is located east and upstream of Lewiston, on the Clearwater River, at the mouth of the Lapwai Valley. U.S. Route 95 runs through the community and has a junction with U.S. Route 12 just west of town. Spalding is part of the Lewiston, ID- WA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The village was named after Reverend Henry Spalding, a missionary who taught the neighboring Nez Percé irrigation. The headquarters and visitor's center for the Nez Perce National Historical Park are located at Spalding. This place is notable as the birthplace of Lillian Disney, the wife of Walt Disney. In the 1966 film '' El Dorado'', John Wayne rode a six-year-old Appaloosa The Appaloosa is an American horse breed best known for its colorful spotted coat pattern. There is a wide range of body types within the breed, stemming from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peck, Idaho
Peck is a city in Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States. The population was 197 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Lewiston, ID- WA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Many residents of Peck work in nearby Orofino, Idaho. Additionally, Peck residents attend high school in Orofino since Peck does not have a high school. Geography Peck is located at (46.473786, -116.425083). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. There is a small creek. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 197 people, 87 households, and 59 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 95 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.4% White, 1.0% Native American, and 3.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.5% of the population. There were 87 households, of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lapwai, Idaho
Lapwai is a city in the northwest United States, in Nez Perce County, Idaho. Its population was 1,137 at the 2010 census, and it is the seat of government of the Nez Perce Indian Reservation. Lapwai actually means "The land of the butterflies" History The area that is today Lapwai was the home of Hin-ma-tute-ke-kaikt, also known as Big Thunder and later as James. It was here that Henry Spalding established a Protestant mission among the Nez Perce in 1836. This was also the general region that Bill Craig settled, since his wife was James' daughter. The city's predecessor, Fort Lapwai, operated on the site from 1863 to 1884. The village of Lapwai was incorporated in 1911, with a model rural school. The word "Lapwai" means place of the butterflies, as the area had thousands in early summer in earlier years. Lapwai is part of the Lewiston, ID- WA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Lapwai is located at (46.404388, -116.804376)., at an elevation of above sea level Acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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