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{{Infobox river
{{Infobox_River
| river_namename = Hoback River
| image_nameimage = Part-of-Snake-River-in-WyomHobackRiver.pnggif
| image_size = 300
| caption image_caption = MapThe ofriver thenear Hoback, Greys and Salt rivers (in order from right to left)Junction
|map = Part-of-Snake-River-in-Wyom.png
| origin = [[Hoback Peak]] at {{coord|43.0003|N|110.3500|W}}<ref name="GNIS">{{cite gnis|id=1600350|name=Hoback River|accessdate=2009-10-25|entrydate=1979-06-05}}</ref>▼
|map_caption = Map of the Hoback, Greys and Salt rivers (in order from right to left)
| mouth = [[Snake River]] at {{coord|43.1913|N|110.4538|W|display=inline, title}}<ref name="GNIS"/>▼
|map_size = 300
| basin_countries = [[United States]]▼
| source1_location = [[Hoback Peak]] at
| progression = North-east then north-west
| source1_coordinates= {{coord|43.0003|N|110.3500|W}}
| length_km = ▼
▲ | origin source1_coord_ref = [[Hoback Peak]] at {{coord|43.0003|N|110.3500|W}}<ref name="GNIS">{{cite gnis|id= 1600350|name=Hoback River|accessdate= 2009-10-25|entrydate= 1979-06-05}}</ref>
| length = {{convert|55|mi|km}}▼
| elevation_mmouth_location = [[Snake River]] =at
▲ | mouth mouth_coordinates = [[Snake River]] at {{coord|43.1913|N|110.4538|W|display=inline, title}}<ref name="GNIS"/>
| elevation = ▼
| mouth_coord_ref =<ref name="GNIS"/>
| mouth_elevation_m =
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|5896|ft|m}}▼
▲ | basin_countries subdivision_name1 = [[United States]]
| discharge_m3/s =
| dischargeprogression = North-east then = north-west
| watershed_km2length = {{convert|55|mi|km}}
| source1_elevation =
| watershed = {{convert|600|mi2|km2}}
▲ | mouth_elevation = {{convert|5896|ft|m}}
| river_system =▼
| discharge1_location= Jackson, WY <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://waterdata.usgs.gov/wy/nwis/dv/?site_no=13019500&agency_cd=USGS&referred_module=sw|title = USGS Current Conditions for USGS 13019500 HOBACK RIVER NEAR JACKSON, WY}}</ref>
| left_tribs =
| right_tribsdischarge1_avg = 511 =cuft/s
▲ | length basin_size = {{convert|55600|mimi2|kmkm2}}
▲ | river_system =
| tributaries_left =
| tributaries_right =
| extra = {{Designation list
▲ | length_kmembed = yes
▲ | elevationdesignation1 = nwsr
}}
}}
 
The '''Hoback River''', alsoonce called the '''Fall River''',<ref name="GNIS"/> is an approximately {{convert|55|mi|km|adj=on}}-long tributary of the [[Snake River]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Wyoming]]. It rises[[River source|heads]] in the southernnorthern [[RockyWyoming MountainsRange]] of Wyoming and flows northeast, northwest, and then west through the [[Bridger-Teton National Forest]],. beforeIts turninglargest northwesttributary tois joinits theSouth SnakeFork,{{citation justneeded|date=September downstream2018}} ofwhich [[Jackson Hole]], nearjoins the headHoback ofabout thenine [[Snakemiles Riverdownstream Canyonof (Wyoming)|Snakeits Riverhead Canyon]]as andit nearturns thenortheast townand ofcontinues to [[Hoback,U.S. Wyoming|HobackRoute 191]]. TheIt largestthen tributaryturns ofnorthwest, thewhere Hobackit Riverspreads isonto itsa Southlarge Fork,marshy whichflat joinsin ita nearbraided thefloodplain townonce ofknown [[Bondurantas Jackson's Little Hole,<ref>{{cite Wyomingbook|Bondurant]],last=Alter where|first=Cecil theJ.|title=Jim riverBridger|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9xO_etvHOZ4C|publisher=University spreadsof ontoOklahoma aPress|location=Norman|year=2013|orig-year=1962|page=153|isbn=9780806186412}}</ref> largebut marshynow flatreferred into aas braidedthe floodplain."Hoback However,Basin" mostin ofwhich lies the rivertown flowsof through[[Bondurant, narrowWyoming|Bondurant]]. valleysIt andthen inheads itswest, lowerentering course,the steep, mountainnarrow canyons.Hoback Canyon<ref>{{cite book
|title=Flyfisher's Guide to Wyoming: Including Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks
|series=Flyfishing Guides
Line 30 ⟶ 38:
|year=2005
|publisher=Wilderness Adventures Press
|accessdateisbn=20091-932098-10-250}}</ref> from which it emerges to join the Snake about {{convert|11|miles|km|adj=off}} south of [[Jackson Hole]], just upstream of head of the [[Snake River Canyon (Wyoming)|Snake River Canyon]] near the town of [[Hoback, Wyoming|Hoback]]. The entire length of the Hoback is free flowing and unobstructed by dams. About {{convert|30|mi|km}} downstream from the confluence with the Hoback River, the Snake River crosses into the state of [[Idaho]] and is impounded by [[Palisades Dam]].<ref>{{cite web▼
|ISBN=1-93209-810-0
▲|accessdate=2009-10-25}}</ref> The entire length of the Hoback is free flowing and unobstructed by dams. About {{convert|30|mi|km}} downstream from the confluence with the Hoback River, the Snake River crosses into the state of [[Idaho]] and is impounded by [[Palisades Dam]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.nwcouncil.org/fw/subbasinplanning/uppersnake/plan/Assessment/1IntroOverview.pdf
|title=Upper Snake Province Assessment
|publisher=Northwest Power and Conservation Council
|date=2004-05-28
|accessdate=2009-10-25}}</ref>
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071216155041/http://www.nwcouncil.org/fw/subbasinplanning/uppersnake/plan/Assessment/1IntroOverview.pdf
|archive-date=2007-12-16
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>
 
The river is named after [[John Hoback]], an explorer who traveled with the [[Astor Expedition]] from the Snake River, using the Hoback River as a passage to the [[Green River (UtahColorado River)|Green River]], a tributary of the [[Colorado River]].<ref>{{cite book
|title=After Lewis and Clark: Mountain Men and their Paths to the Pacific
|publisher=University of Nebraska Press
Line 44 ⟶ 55:
|first=Robert M.
|last=Utley
|ISBNisbn=0-803298032-5649564-2}}</ref>
|accessdate=2009-10-25}}</ref>
 
==See also==
* [[Greys River]]
* [[Salt River (Wyoming)|Salt River]]
* [[List of rivers of Wyoming]]
 
==References and external links==
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[[Category:Rivers of Wyoming]]
[[Category:Tributaries of the ColumbiaSnake River]]
[[Category:Rivers of Teton County, Wyoming]]
[[Category:Wild and Scenic Rivers of the United States]]
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