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Definition of Snake river
1. Noun. A tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Group relationships: Gem State, Id, Idaho, Beaver State, Or, Oregon, Evergreen State, Wa, Washington, Equality State, Wy, Wyoming
Generic synonyms: River
Terms within: Twin, Twin Falls
Lexicographical Neighbors of Snake River
Literary usage of Snake river
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Popular Science Monthly (1895)
"snake river, for a fish so inclined to start at the mouth of the Columbia, travel
up that great river to its principal tributary, the Snake, ..."
2. The Works of Washington Irving by Washington Irving (1853)
"Splendid winter scene on the great lava plain of snake river.—Severe travelling
and tramping in the snow. ... Encampment on snake river.—Ban- neck Indians. ..."
3. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and by Washington Irving (1849)
"Splendid winter scene on the great lava plain of snake river.—Severe travelling
and tramping in the snow. ... Encampment on snake river.—Ban- neck Indians. ..."
4. The Native Races of the Pacific States of North America by Hubert Howe Bancroft, Henry Lebbeus Oak, T. Arundel Harcourt, Albert Goldschmidt, Walter Mulrea Fisher, William Nemos (1874)
"'Entrance of Great snake river and surrounding country. ... In three bands; at
the mouth of the Pelouse River; on the north bank of snake river, ..."
5. Works by Washington Irving (1895)
"... Great Lava Plain of snake river—Severe Travelling and Tramping in the
Snow—Manoeuvres of a Solitary Indian Horseman —Encampment on Snake ..."
6. Annual Report by Geological Survey of Canada (1906)
"At its junction with the Peel, the snake river, on July 21, had a width of 350 feet,
... The snake river was explored for a distance of twenty-five miles, ..."
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