Agency Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Idaho.[6] It is a tributary of the Lemhi River.
| Agency Creek Tributary to Lemhi River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Agency Creek mouth  Agency Creek (Idaho) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Lemhi |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Trail Creek divide |
| • location | Lemhi Pass |
| • coordinates | 44°58′24″N 113°26′48″W / 44.97333°N 113.44667°W[1] |
| • elevation | 7,240 ft (2,210 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Lemhi River |
• location | Tendoy, Idaho |
• coordinates | 44°57′51″N 113°38′51″W / 44.96417°N 113.64750°W[1] |
• elevation | 4,829 ft (1,472 m)[3] |
| Length | 11.70 mi (18.83 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 44.50 square miles (115.3 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lemhi River |
| • average | 16.44 cu ft/s (0.466 m3/s) at mouth with Lemhi River[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lemhi River → Salmon River → Snake River → Columbia River → Pacific Ocean |
| River system | Columbia River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | White Creek Sharkey Creek Cow Creek |
| • right | Horseshoe Bend Creek Flume Creek |
| Bridges | Lewis and Clark Highway, Lemhi Road |
Agency Creek was named for an Indian agency near its course.[7]
Course
editAgency Creek rises on the west side of Lemhi Pass and then flows westerly to join the Lemhi River at Tendoy, Idaho.[3]
Watershed
editAgency Creek drains 44.50 square miles (115.3 km2) of area, receives about 20.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 290.19, and is about 32% forested.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Agency Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Agency Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Agency Creek (Idaho)
- ^ Rees, John E. (1918). Idaho Chronology, Nomenclature, Bibliography. W.B. Conkey Company. p. 52.
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