Saint Maries River is a river located in the U.S. state of Idaho. It is a tributary of

Coeur d'Alene Lake Lake Coeur d'Alene, officially Coeur d'Alene Lake ( ), is a natural dam-controlled lake in North Idaho, located in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. At its northern end is the city of Coeur d'Alene. It spans in length and range ...

and thus part of the Spokane River drainage basin and the Columbia River Basin. The west and middle forks of the river join near

Clarkia, Idaho Clarkia is a small unincorporated community in the southwestern corner of Shoshone County, Idaho. It is surrounded by publicly and privately managed forest lands of Douglas-fir, Ponderosa Pine, and Western Larch. Located just to the east of ...

, and run parallel to

State Highway 3 The following highways are numbered 3, H-3, PRI-3, AH3, E03 and R3. For roads numbered A3, see A3 roads. For roads numbered M3, see M3 (disambiguation)#Roads, M3. For roads numbered N3, see N3 (disambiguation)#Roads, N3. For roads numbered 3A, see ...

in a northwesterly direction to

St. Maries, Idaho St. Maries (pronounced like "St. Mary's") is a city in north central Idaho, the largest in rural Benewah County and its county seat. Its population was 2,402 at the 2010 census, down from 2,652 in 2000. History The townsite was selected by Jose ...

. The area is on the eastern edge of the Columbia River Plateau and is to the west of the Bitterroot Mountains. The river's discharge is estimated at 583 cubic feet per second at its mouth in the town of St. Maries. Saint Maries River flows through Benewah County, Idaho and Shoshone County, Idaho.

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Rivers of Idaho Rivers of Benewah County, Idaho Rivers of Shoshone County, Idaho {{Idaho-river-stub

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