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Creek in Power and Oneida counties in Idaho, United States
Bannock Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountiesPower, Onieda
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationnorth of Holbrook, Oneida County, Idaho
 • coordinates42°22′56″N 112°38′36″W / 42.38222°N 112.64333°W / 42.38222; -112.64333
 • elevation5,953 ft (1,814 m)
MouthSnake River
 • locationwest of Pocatello, Power County, Idaho
 • coordinates42°53′14″N 112°41′02″W / 42.88722°N 112.68389°W / 42.88722; -112.68389
 • elevation4,357 ft (1,328 m)
Length67 mi (108 km)
Basin size475 sq mi (1,230 km)

Bannock Creek is a 67-mile (108 km) long tributary of the Snake River in Power and Oneida counties in Idaho, United States, that is a tributary of the Snake River.

Description

Beginning at an elevation of 5,953 feet (1,814 m) north of Holbrook in northern Oneida County, it flows north into Power County and through the Arbon Valley, the town of Pauline, and the Fort Hall Indian Reservation. It then reaches its mouth at American Falls Reservoir, and impoundment of the Snake River, midway between the towns of American Falls and Pocatello, at an elevation of 4,357 feet (1,328 m). Bannock Creek has a 475-square-mile (1,230 km) watershed.

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bannock Creek
  2. ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  3. ^ "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  4. ^ Spinazola, Joseph M.; Higgs, B.D. (1998). "Water Resources of Bannock Creek Basin, Southeastern Idaho" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  5. Idaho Road and Recreation Atlas (Map) (2nd ed.). 1:250,000. Benchmark Maps. 2010. pp. 77, 87. ISBN 978-0-929591-06-3. OCLC 567571371.

External links

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