Deep Creek (Great Salt Lake)

Deep Creek is a 73-mile (120 km) long[3] in Oneida County, Idaho and Box Elder County, Utah in the United States,[1] that is a tributary of the Great Salt Lake.

Deep Creek
Deep Creek (Great Salt Lake) is located in Utah
Deep Creek (Great Salt Lake)
Location of the mouth of Deep Creek in Utah
Deep Creek (Great Salt Lake) is located in the United States
Deep Creek (Great Salt Lake)
Deep Creek (Great Salt Lake) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateUtah, Idaho
CountiesBox Elder County, Utah, Oneida County, Idaho
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationnorth of Holbrook, Oneida County, Idaho
 • coordinates42°21′40″N 112°35′41″W / 42.36111°N 112.59472°W / 42.36111; -112.59472[1]
 • elevation5,339 ft (1,627 m)[2]
MouthGreat Salt Lake
 • location
southeast of Kelton, Box Elder County, Utah
 • coordinates
41°41′42″N 113°00′26″W / 41.69500°N 113.00722°W / 41.69500; -113.00722[1]
 • elevation
4,206 ft (1,282 m)[1]
Length73 mi (117 km)[3]

Description

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Beginning at an elevation of 5,339 feet (1,627 m)[2] north of Holbrook in northern Oneida County, it flows south into Box Elder County, passing through Curlew Valley and the uninicorporated communities of Holbrook and Stone in Idaho and the town of Snowville in Utah. It then flows to its mouth on the northern edge of the Great Salt Lake, southeast of Kelton,[4][5] at an elevation of 4,206 feet (1,282 m).[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deep Creek
  2. ^ a b Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  3. ^ a b "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  4. ^ Utah Road and Recreation Atlas (Map) (4th ed.). 1:250,000. Benchmark Maps. 2011. pp. 35–36. ISBN 978-0-929591-73-5. OCLC 756740229.
  5. ^ Idaho Road and Recreation Atlas (Map) (2nd ed.). 1:250,000. Benchmark Maps. 2010. pp. 86–87. ISBN 978-0-929591-06-3. OCLC 567571371.
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