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Beaver Creek (Camas Creek tributary)

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Stream in the state of Idaho
Beaver Creek
Beaver Creek (Camas Creek tributary) is located in IdahoBeaver Creek (Camas Creek tributary)Location of the mouth of Beaver Creek in Idaho
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountiesClark County, Idaho, Jefferson County, Idaho
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationnear Monida Pass, Clark County, Idaho
 • coordinates44°30′23″N 112°21′26″W / 44.50639°N 112.35722°W / 44.50639; -112.35722
 • elevation7,367 ft (2,245 m)
MouthCamas Creek
 • locationnorth of Hamer, Jefferson County, Idaho
 • coordinates43°59′21″N 112°14′19″W / 43.98917°N 112.23861°W / 43.98917; -112.23861
 • elevation4,810 ft (1,470 m)
Length58 mi (93 km)

Beaver Creek is a 58-mile (93 km) long tributary of Camas Creek in the U.S. state of Idaho. Beginning at an elevation of 7,367 feet (2,245 m) near Monida Pass in northern Clark County, it flows generally south through the communities of Humphrey, Spencer, and Dubois. Continuing into Jefferson County, it reaches its mouth north of the town of Hamer, at an elevation of 4,810 feet (1,466 m). It is roughly paralleled by Interstate 15 for its entire length.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Beaver Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. June 21, 1979. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
  2. ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  3. ^ "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
  4. ^ Idaho Road and Recreation Atlas (Map) (2nd ed.). 1:250,000. Benchmark Maps. 2010. pp. 57, 67. ISBN 978-0-929591-06-3. OCLC 567571371.


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