Beaver Creek (Camas Creek)

Beaver Creek
Country United States
State Idaho
Counties Clark County, Idaho, Jefferson County, Idaho
Source
 - location near Monida Pass, Clark County, Idaho
 - elevation 7,367 ft (2,245 m) [1]
 - coordinates 44°30′23″N 112°21′26″W / 44.50639°N 112.35722°W / 44.50639; -112.35722 [2]
Mouth Camas Creek
 - location north of Hamer, Jefferson County, Idaho
 - elevation 4,810 ft (1,466 m) [2]
 - coordinates 43°59′21″N 112°14′19″W / 43.98917°N 112.23861°W / 43.98917; -112.23861Coordinates: 43°59′21″N 112°14′19″W / 43.98917°N 112.23861°W / 43.98917; -112.23861 [2]
Length 58 mi (93 km) [3]
Beaver Creek is the second easternmost of Idaho's lost streams
Location of the mouth of Beaver Creek in Idaho

Beaver Creek is a 58-mile (93 km) long[3] tributary of Camas Creek in the U.S. state of Idaho. Beginning at an elevation of 7,367 feet (2,245 m)[1] 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,[4] at an elevation of 4,810 feet (1,466 m).[2] It is roughly paralleled by Interstate 15 for its entire length.[4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Beaver Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. June 21, 1979. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
  4. 1 2 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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