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Yankee Fork Salmon River
Yankee Fork Salmon River is located in Idaho
Yankee Fork Salmon River
Yankee Fork Salmon River is located in the United States
Yankee Fork Salmon River
Location of the mouth of Yankee Fork Salmon River in Idaho
Country United States
State Idaho
Physical characteristics
Main source Salmon River Mountains
Salmon–Challis National Forest
8,600 ft (2,600 m)
44°30′59″N 114°36′17″W / 44.51639°N 114.60472°W / 44.51639; -114.60472
River mouth Salmon River
Near Stanley
5,915 ft (1,803 m)
44°16′11″N 114°44′04″W / 44.26972°N 114.73444°W / 44.26972; -114.73444
Length 28 mi (45 km)
Basin features
Basin size 189 sq mi (490 km2)

The Yankee Fork Salmon River is a 28-mile (45 km) tributary of the Salmon River in Custer County, Idaho in the United States. It originates in the Salmon River Mountains, in the Salmon-Challis National Forest, and flows south to its confluence at Sunbeam, about 10 miles (16 km) east of Stanley.

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