The Blackfoot River is formed by the joining of Slug and Lanes creeks, in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest in Caribou County near Soda Springs, Idaho. It flows northwestward through Blackfoot River Reservoir (used for irrigation and flood control) and then west to join the Snake River in Bingham County after a course of about 95 miles. The headwaters for this river, Bear River, and the Portneuf River are in a few square miles of relatively flat valley bottom near Soda Springs, with the streams draining south into the Bear River, north to the Blackfoot River, and west to the Portneuf River. Scott Mountain in the Caribou section of the forest Courtesy of Ralph Maughan Caribou-Targhee National Forest is located in the states of Idaho and Wyoming, with a small section in Utah in the United States. ... Caribou County is a county of the state of Idaho. ... Soda Springs is a city located in Caribou County, Idaho. ... This article is about the Snake River in the northwestern United States. ... Bingham County is a county located in the state of Idaho. ... The headwaters of a river are small streams that create it. ... The Bear River tribe is a Native American group in United States: Bear River is the name of a river in Michigan Bear River is the name of a river in California, a tributary of the Mokelumne River. ... Portneuf River may refer to: the Portneuf River in Quebec, Canada the Portneuf River in Idaho in the United States This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Blackfoot River
The region the Blackfoot River flows through is covered in all its lowest portions with flows of basalt which had their origin in the Blackfoot-Gem Valley lava field. The Blackfoot River flows from open marsh and grass lands near its source into the Blackfoot Narrows. The Blackfoot Narrows traverses a desert canyon of primarily sagebrush and juniper habitat: an excellent place to view birds of prey. Fishing for trout is usually good. The river is named for the Blackfoot Indians even though they never lived in the area. Basalt Basalt is an extrusive igneous rock, sometimes porphyritic, and is often both fine-grained and dense. ... Binomial name Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ... Species 50-55 species; see text. ... If you are looking for other meanings of the term, refer to Bird of prey (disambiguation). ... Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Trout is the common name given to a number of species of freshwater fishes belonging to the salmon family, Salmonidae. ... Blackfoot Confederacy is a name applied to four Native American tribes in the Northwestern Plains. ...
The rivers close proximity to Missoula, which is part of the fastest growing region of the state, has also led to an increased use of the river.
The BlackfootRiver, for more than 30 miles on the lower stretch of the river, flows through the "BlackfootRiver Recreation Corridor." This corridor is a cooperative land agreement between FWP and the private landowners along the river, which has allowed for excellent access to the river while reducing the impact from its heavy use.
The BlackfootRiver begins along the continental divide in the mountains outside Lincoln, and flows through scenic and diverse countryside for 130 miles before its confluence with the Clark Fork near the town of Bonner.
The BlackfootRiver, one of twelve renowned Blue Ribbon rivers in Montana and a major tributary of the Clark Fork of the Columbia River, begins at the junction of Beartrap and Anaconda creeks near the Continental Divide.
The BlackfootRiverTrout Restoration Initiative focuses on the recovery of native fish species, and depends on cooperating agencies, watershed groups, and landowners to protect the river's many resources and uses.
Fishing the Blackfoot: The Blackfoot is an excellent fishery for rainbow, cutbows, browns and mountain whitefish throughout its length.
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