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Rathdrum Prairie

Coordinates: 43°38′19″N 116°14′29″W / 43.638719°N 116.241351°W / 43.638719; -116.241351
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Rathdrum Prairie
Rathdrum Prairie from space
Floor elevation2,274 ft (693 m)[1]
Geography
LocationKootenai County, ID, United States
Population centersCoeur d'Alene, Post Falls, Hayden, Rathdrum, State Line, Huetter
Borders onEightmile Prairie (North), Selkirk Range (Northwest and South), Lake Coeur d'Alene (Southeast), the Spokane Valley (west), Coeur d'Alene Mountains (Rocky Mountains); Hayden Lake (East)
Coordinates43°38′19″N 116°14′29″W / 43.638719°N 116.241351°W / 43.638719; -116.241351
Traversed byInterstate 90
RiversSpokane River, Rathdrum Creek

The Rathdrum Prairie is a flat in the U.S. state of Idaho. The prairie contains the cities of Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, Hayden, Rathdrum, State Line, and Huetter. The prairie also contains part of the Spokane Valley–Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer.[2][3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Spokane Valley". U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  2. ^ "Rathdrum Prairie Topo Map in Kootenai County ID". Locality, LLC. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  3. ^ King, Anna (August 22, 2021). "What's to become of this water-rich Northwest ranch?". OPB. Retrieved 2021-08-23.