Sunrise Over The Payette River
by Robert Bales
Title
Sunrise Over The Payette River
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Robert Bales
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Photograph - Photo
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This is a great place on the edge of Emmett, Idaho to watch the sunrise over this beautiful Payette River!!
The Payette River is an 82.7-mile-long (133.1 km) river in southwestern Idaho and is a major tributary of the Snake River.
Its headwaters originate in the Sawtooth and Salmon River Mountains at elevations over 10,000 feet (3,000 m). Drainage in the watershed flows primarily from east to west, with the cumulative stream length to the head of the North Fork Payette River being 180 miles (290 km),[1] while to the head of the South Fork the cumulative length is nearly 163 miles (262 km). The combined Payette River flows into an agricultural valley and empties into the Snake River near the city of Payette at an elevation of 2,125 feet (648 m). The Payette River's drainage basin comprises about 3,240 square miles (8,400 km2). It is a physiographic section of the Columbia Plateau province, which in turn is part of the larger Intermontane Plateaus physiographic division. The South Fork of the Payette has its headwaters in the Sawtooth Wilderness, which is part of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
The principal tributaries of the Payette River are the North and South forks. The North Fork drains about 950 square miles (2,500 km2), beginning north of McCall and flowing into Payette Lake. The North Fork exits at the southwest end of Payette Lake at 4,990 feet (1,520 m) and flows south in the "Long Valley" of Valley County toward Cascade. It then flows into the Cascade Reservoir, then continues south, accompanied by Highway 55.
The South Fork Payette River drains about 1,200 square miles (3,100 km2), originating on the west side of the Sawtooth Wilderness beneath the 10,211-foot (3,112 m) Mount Payette. It flows past Grandjean and down to Lowman, along Highway 21. The shorter Middle Fork Payette River parallels the lower North Fork 10 miles (16 km) to the east, flowing south and joining the South Fork just southwest of Crouch. Further east, the Deadwood River parallels the Middle Fork and empties into the South Fork just west of Lowman. The main stem of the Payette River is shown on USGS topographic maps as beginning at the confluence of the South and Middle forks.
The North Fork joins the Payette at the village of Banks, at an elevation of 2,790 feet (850 m). The main stem flows south from Banks for 15 miles (24 km) to Horseshoe Bend, then west into Black Canyon Reservoir. Below the reservoir's dam, the river flows past Emmett and Payette, then empties into the Snake River at the Oregon border. The Payette River has an average annual discharge into the Snake River of 2,192,000-acre-foot (2,704 km2) of water.
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May 6th, 2015
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Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This beautiful image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Shadow Silhouettes and Reflections Outdoors” Group Home Page. If enabled, your image will also be posted to our group Google+ Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2018 September: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. Thank you for your participation in the group! (September 10, 2018)
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks Jan for the nice feature, congrats and the invite!! It is greatly appreciated!!
Jerry Sodorff
I love the way you used the light to guide my eye into the image. Thanks!
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks Jerry for the wonderful light comment. The morning light sure was nice for this one!!
Lucinda Walter
You must be back at your Idaho home now.... Gorgeous shot with beautiful colors. l/f
Robert Bales replied:
Yes we are and I hope to get out more this year to find some great locations. Thanks for the LF and you wonderful reviews!!
Dimitra Papageorgiou
Great shot Robert. Fantastic work. Love the reflections, colors and mood. Beautiful photo. Well done ! L/F.
JOHN TELFER
Robert, Excellent capture of this sunrise, excellent foreground and background captures, G+/T/like and fav
Robert Bales replied:
Yes Mother Nature out did herself on this morning!! Thanks so much for the great review and the promotion!!
DJ MacIsaac
Another winner Robert... your landscapes are outstanding fl
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks so much for the nice comments on the photo and the other landscape presentations!!
Lydia Holly
This photograph draws you in...lovely place...wonderful capture Robert! l/f/tw
Robert Bales replied:
It did the same to me as I was taking the photo. Thanks for the LFTw and comments!!