Indian Creek is a 66-mile (106 km) long[3] tributary of the Boise River in Canyon, Elmore, and Ada counties in Idaho, United States.[1]
| Indian Creek | |
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 Indian Creek in Caldwell, August 2008 | |
  Location of the mouth of Indian Creek in Idaho  Indian Creek (Boise River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| Counties | Ada, Canyon, Elmore |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | south of Arrowrock Reservoir, Elmore County, Idaho |
| • coordinates | 43°25′53″N 115°46′49″W / 43.43139°N 115.78028°W[1] |
| • elevation | 5,047 ft (1,538 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Boise River |
• location | Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho |
• coordinates | 43°40′39″N 116°42′19″W / 43.67750°N 116.70528°W[1] |
• elevation | 2,349 ft (716 m)[1] |
| Length | 66 mi (106 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 295 sq mi (760 km2)[4] |
River course
editBeginning at an elevation of 5,047 feet (1,538 m)[2] south of Arrowrock Reservoir in western Elmore County]], it flows west into Ada County and through the town of Kuna. It then flows northwest into Canyon County, through Nampa, and finally to its mouth in Caldwell,[5] at an elevation of 2,349 feet (716.0 m).[1] Indian Creek has a 295-square-mile (764 km2) watershed.[4]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Indian Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. June 21, 1979. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ^ a b Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
- ^ a b "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ^ a b "Lower Boise River Nutrient & Tributary Subbasin Assessments" (PDF). Idaho Department of Environmental Quality. December 2001. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ^ Idaho Road and Recreation Atlas (Map) (2nd ed.). 1:250,000. Benchmark Maps. 2010. pp. 60–61. ISBN 978-0-929591-06-3. OCLC 567571371.
External links
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