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(Redirected from Camas Creek (Mud Lake)) Stream in the state of Idaho This article is about the tributary of Mud Lake (Jefferson County, Idaho). For other uses, see Camas Creek.
Camas Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountiesClark County, Idaho, Jefferson County, Idaho
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationnear Kilgore, Clark County, Idaho
 • coordinates44°21′52″N 111°53′36″W / 44.36444°N 111.89333°W / 44.36444; -111.89333
 • elevation6,287 ft (1,916 m)
MouthMud Lake
 • locationnortheast of Mud Lake, Jefferson County, Idaho
 • coordinates43°53′24″N 112°21′32″W / 43.89000°N 112.35889°W / 43.89000; -112.35889
 • elevation4,783 ft (1,458 m)
Length63 mi (101 km)
Basin size1,011 sq mi (2,620 km)

Camas Creek is a 63-mile (101 km) long stream in southeastern Idaho, United States, that is a tributary of Mud Lake.

Description

Beginning at an elevation of 6,287 feet (1,916 m) near Kilgore in northeastern Clark County, it flows southwest into Jefferson County and receives its largest tributary, Beaver Creek. It then passes through the Camas National Wildlife Refuge, and reaches its mouth northeast of the town of Mud Lake, at an elevation of 4,783 feet (1,458 m). Camas Creek has a 1,011-square-mile (2,618 km) watershed.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Camas Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 21 Jun 1979. Retrieved 12 Feb 2013.
  2. ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  3. ^ "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 Feb 2013.
  4. ^ "Beaver-Camas – 17040214 8 Digit Hydrologic Unit Profile" (PDF). Natural Resources Conservation Service. Feb 2007. Retrieved 12 Feb 2013.
  5. Idaho Road and Recreation Atlas (Map) (2nd ed.). 1:250,000. Benchmark Maps. 2010. pp. 58, 67. ISBN 978-0-929591-06-3. OCLC 567571371.

External links

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