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(Redirected from Indian Creek (Boise River)) Stream in Canyon, Elmore, and Ada counties in Idaho, United States
Indian Creek
Indian Creek in Caldwell, August 2008
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountiesAda, Canyon, Elmore
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationsouth of Arrowrock Reservoir, Elmore County, Idaho
 • coordinates43°25′53″N 115°46′49″W / 43.43139°N 115.78028°W / 43.43139; -115.78028
 • elevation5,047 ft (1,538 m)
MouthBoise River
 • locationCaldwell, Canyon County, Idaho
 • coordinates43°40′39″N 116°42′19″W / 43.67750°N 116.70528°W / 43.67750; -116.70528
 • elevation2,349 ft (716 m)
Length66 mi (106 km)
Basin size295 sq mi (760 km)

Indian Creek is a 66-mile (106 km) long tributary of the Boise River in Canyon, Elmore, and Ada counties in Idaho, United States.

River course

Beginning at an elevation of 5,047 feet (1,538 m) 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, at an elevation of 2,349 feet (716.0 m). Indian Creek has a 295-square-mile (764 km) watershed.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Indian Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. June 21, 1979. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  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. ^ "Lower Boise River Nutrient & Tributary Subbasin Assessments" (PDF). Idaho Department of Environmental Quality. December 2001. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  5. 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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