Latah Creek

General data

Name: Latah Creek
Water system: Columbia River
Water type: River
Progression: Spokane River -> Columbia River -> Columbia River Estuary -> Pacific Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Mountain
Continents: North America
Countries: United States of America

Latah Creek, also known as Hangman Creek, is a large stream in eastern Washington and north central Idaho in the United States.

The creek flows northwest from the Rocky Mountains to Spokane, where it empties into the Spokane River.

It drains 673 square miles (1,740 km2) in parts of Benewah and Kootenai counties in Idaho, Spokane County and a small portion of Whitman County in Washington, where over 64 percent of its watershed resides. Some major tributaries of the approximately 60-mile (97 km) creek include Little Latah Creek (also known as Little Hangman Creek) and Rock Creek. The average flow of the creek can range from 20 cubic feet per second (0.57 m3/s) to 20,000 cubic feet per second (570 m3/s).

Latah Creek

General data

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