The Rathdrum Prairie is a flat in the U.S. state of Idaho. The prairie contains the cities of Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, Hayden, Rathdrum, State Line, and Huetter. The prairie also contains part of the Spokane Valley–Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer.[2][3]
Rathdrum Prairie | |
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Floor elevation | 2,274 ft (693 m)[1] |
Geography | |
Standort | Kootenai County, ID, United States |
Population centers | Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, Hayden, Rathdrum, State Line, Huetter |
Borders on | Eightmile Prairie (North), Selkirk Range (Northwest and South), Lake Coeur d'Alene (Southeast), the Spokane Valley (west), Coeur d'Alene Mountains (Rocky Mountains); Hayden Lake (East) |
Coordinates | 43°38′19″N 116°14′29″W / 43.638719°N 116.241351°W |
Traversed by | Interstate 90 |
Rivers | Spokane River, Rathdrum Creek |
See also
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edit- ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Spokane Valley". U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
- ^ "Rathdrum Prairie Topo Map in Kootenai County ID". Locality, LLC. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
- ^ King, Anna (August 22, 2021). "What's to become of this water-rich Northwest ranch?". OPB. Retrieved 2021-08-23.