Hoback River

Hoback River

The river near Hoback Junction
Country United States
Basin
Main source Hoback Peak at
43°00′01″N 110°21′00″W / 43.0003°N 110.3500°W / 43.0003; -110.3500 (Primary source of Hoback River)[1]
River mouth Snake River at
5,896 feet (1,797 m)
43°11′29″N 110°27′14″W / 43.1913°N 110.4538°W / 43.1913; -110.4538 (Mouth of Hoback River)Coordinates: 43°11′29″N 110°27′14″W / 43.1913°N 110.4538°W / 43.1913; -110.4538 (Mouth of Hoback River)[1]
Progression North-east then north-west
Basin size 600 square miles (1,600 km2)
Physical characteristics
Length 55 miles (89 km)

The Hoback River, also called the Fall River, is an approximately 55-mile (89 km)-long tributary of the Snake River in the U.S. state of Wyoming. It rises in the northern Wyoming Range of Wyoming and flows northeast through the Bridger-Teton National Forest, before turning northwest to join the Snake just downstream of Jackson Hole, near the head of the Snake River Canyon and near the town of Hoback. The largest tributary of the Hoback River is its South Fork, which joins it near the town of Bondurant, where the river spreads onto a large marshy flat in a braided floodplain once known as Jackson's Little Hole.,[2] but now referred to as the "Hoback Basin". However, most of the river flows through narrow valleys and in its lower course, steep mountain canyons.[3] The entire length of the Hoback is free flowing and unobstructed by dams. About 30 miles (48 km) downstream from the confluence with the Hoback River, the Snake River crosses into the state of Idaho and is impounded by Palisades Dam.[4]

Map of the Hoback, Greys and Salt rivers (in order from right to left)

The river is named after John Hoback, an explorer who traveled with the Astor Expedition from the Snake River, using the Hoback River as a passage to the Green River, a tributary of the Colorado River.[5]

See also

  1. 1 2 "Hoback River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1979-06-05. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
  2. ↑ Alter, Cecil J. (2013) [1962]. Jim Bridger. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 153.
  3. ↑ Retallic, Ken (2005). Flyfisher's Guide to Wyoming: Including Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. Flyfishing Guides. Wilderness Adventures Press. ISBN 1-932098-10-0.
  4. ↑ "Upper Snake Province Assessment" (PDF). Northwest Power and Conservation Council. 2004-05-28. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
  5. ↑ Utley, Robert M. (2004). After Lewis and Clark: Mountain Men and their Paths to the Pacific. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-9564-2.
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