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Raft River

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mountains are also in the river's watershed. The river flows generally north to join the Snake River in
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in Utah, and runoff from the nearby Grouse Creek Range also flows into the Raft River. Portions of the
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U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data.
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The Oregon Trail crossed the Raft River approximately 2 miles (3 km) south of
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pioneers would cross the river with rafts, as it was often flooded as a result of
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River in Box Elder County, Utah and Cassia County, Idaho in the United States
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Raft River
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headed south. Graves of those who died from being mortally wounded at
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The Raft River's headwaters are mostly on the east side of the
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Upper Snake, Headwaters, Closed Basin Subbasins Plan Plan
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can be found in the same area along the river. The
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Raft River (British Columbia)
Raft River (Washington)

United States
Albion Mountains
Cassia County, Idaho
Box Elder County, Utah
Mouth
Snake River
Cassia County, Idaho
42°36′20″N 113°14′26″W / 42.60556°N 113.24056°W / 42.60556; -113.24056
tributary
Snake River
Utah
Idaho
Columbia River Basin
Albion Mountains
Oakley, Idaho
Raft River Mountains
Black Pine
Sublett
Cassia County, Idaho
drainage basin
Sawtooth National Forest
Oregon Trail
beaver dams
Interstate 86
California Trail
Massacre Rocks
Clark Massacre

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