The Teton River is a tributary of Henrys Fork of the Snake River, approximately 60 mi (97 km) long, in southeastern Idaho in the United States. It drains an isolated valley along the west side of the Teton Range along the Idaho-Wyoming border at the eastern end of the Snake River Plain. Its location along the western flank of the Tetons provides the river with more rainfall than many other rivers of the region. This article belongs in one or more categories. ... The Henrys Fork River (also called the Henrys Fork of the Snake River) is a tributary of the Snake River, approximately 110 mi (177 km) long, in southeastern Idaho in the United States. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Teton Range The Teton Range is a small but dramatic mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in North America. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Big Southern Butte The Snake River Plain is a geological feature of (primarily) the American state of Idaho. ...

Description

The Teton River is formed near Victor in Teton County, Idaho, near the Wyoming state line, by the convergence of several small creeks that descend from surrounding mountains. Several of these creeks, including Teton Creek and Darby Creek, descend from the western flank of the Tetons. Trail Creek descends from the Caribou-Targhee National Forest in Idaho, meeting the other creeks from the south. The river flows north in a slow meandering course through a broad flat valley called the Teton Basin (formerly known as "Pierre's Hole"), flanked by the Teton Range to the east and the Big Hole Mountains to the west. Much of the river's upper course in the Teton Basin is surrounded by extensive wetlands. Victor is a city located in Teton County, Idaho. ... Teton County is a county located in the state of Idaho. ... Trail Creek is a town in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. ... 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. ... A subtropical wetland in Florida, USA, with an endangered American Crocodile. ...

After emerging from the north end of the Teton Basin, the Teton River enters the nearly inaccessible Teton Canyon, approximately 25 mi (40 km) long, along the Teton-Fremont county line. There it is joined by Badger Creek and Bitch Creek from the east, then turns west, and is joined by Canyon Creek from the south. After passing through the failed Teton Dam site, just north of Teton, the Teton River bifurcates into two distributaries, called the South Fork Teton River (also called the South Teton River) and the North Fork Teton River (also called the Teton River). The South Teton River travels generally south west until it joins the Henrys Fork River west of Rexburg at the southwest end of a large inland delta region on the Henrys Fork, essentially merging with the delta from the east as one of its channels. The Teton River itself (North Fork Teton) continues to travel west, where it joins the Henrys Fork at Warm Slough. Fremont County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. ... Badger Creek is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The reservoir behind the Teton Dam was emptied within hours of the initial breach. ... Teton is a city located in Fremont County, Idaho. ... A distributary is a river that branches off from a major river before it reaches the sea, particularly in a river delta. ... The Henrys Fork River (also called the Henrys Fork of the Snake River) is a tributary of the Snake River, approximately 110 mi (177 km) long, in southeastern Idaho in the United States. ... Rexburg is a city in Madison County, Idaho, in the United States. ... Nile River delta, as seen from Earth orbit. ...

History

At the time of the arrival of the Europeans to the region in the 1820s, the area was inhabited by the Shoshone are various related tribes. The lushness of the Teton Basin provided for prime area for the fur trade, attracting many other tribes to region, including the Nez Perce, Flathead and the Gros Ventre. At the time, the basin was part of the disputed Oregon Country. The resulting friction between the trading groups led to recurring skirmishes in the basin. In 1832, a trade rendezvous gone awry resulted in a battle between the Gros Ventre and a party of white trappers, led by William Sublette and aided by their Nez Perce and Flathead allies. In the brief but bloody battle at least twenty-six Gros Ventres were killed, including women and children, and perhaps a dozen whites and Flatheads. Sublette receives severe injuries and returned east to the United States for medical care. This article is about the continent. ... Events and Trends Nationalistic independence movements helped reshape the world during this decade: Greece declares independence from the Ottoman Empire (1821). ... Shoshone around their tipi, probably taken around 1890 Shoshone Indians at Ft. ... // Indian trade The fur trade (also called the Indian trade) was a huge part of the early history of contact in North America between European-Americans and American Indians (now often called Native Americans in the United States and First Nations in Canada). ... The Nez Perce or Nez Percé (pronounced , or as in French) are a tribe of Native Americans who inhabited the Pacific Northwest region of the United States at the time of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. ... Kootenai group near tipis (ca 1900) The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation are the Bitterroot Salish, Kootenai and Pend dOreilles Tribes. ... The Gros Ventres (French for Big Bellies) is a name given to two distinct Native American groups in North America. ... Landscape in Oregon Country, by Charles Marion Russell Map of Oregon Country Oregon Country was a region of western North America that originally consisted of the land north of 42°N latitude, south of 54°40N latitude, and west of the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... William Sublette (September 21, 1799 - July 23, 1845) was a fur trapper, pioneer and and mountain man William was recruited by William Henry Ashley as part of a fur trapping contingent later referred to as Ashleys Hundred. ...

The most famous modern incident along the river occurred on June 5, 1976 with collapse of the Teton Dam in Teton Canyon, killing 11 people in the valley below. June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... The reservoir behind the Teton Dam was emptied within hours of the initial breach. ...

See also

• List of Idaho rivers

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External links

• Natianel Wyeth Route: Description of Pierre's Hole
• U.S. Bureau of Reclamation: Teton River Geomorphology and Hydraulics Report
• Trout Unlimited: Teton River
• Teton River Subbasin Assessment, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality