| Show Snake River Valley J JIs Is Feet Deep The deepest gash in the North American continent is not the Grand Canyon of the Colorado as most people believe but the canyon of the Snake river in in Idaho At its deepest point the Snake river canyon canyon can cana yon is feet while the canyon of the Colorado reaches feet The Snake river canyon averages for 40 miles a depth of feet which is almost equal to the Grand canyon at its deepest point Otis W. W Freeman head of the department department de dea de- de of Geology and Geography of the Eastern Washington college of education Cheney Washington points out that the Snake river canyon canyon can cana or yon is also one of the last remaining remaining remain remain- ing pioneer areas in America some people including 40 families living living living liv liv- ing in the canyons mile 75 length Much less spectacular than the Colorado the Snake river canyon is both the narrowest and the deepest deepest deep deep- est gash in the North American continent continent continent con con- he states From the summit summit summit sum sum- mit of He Devil peak seven miles east of the river to the edge of the river the depth is feet from Bright Angel point an equal distance distance distance dis dis- tance from the Colorado the depth is feet From Huntington Huntingdon Ore to Lewiston the Snake river descends on an an average nine nine feet to a a. a mile in some stretches more than 12 feet reet to a mile I |
