Lower Goose Creek Reservoir

Lower Goose Creek Reservoir
Location Cassia County, Idaho, US
Coordinates 42°11′48″N 113°55′01″W / 42.19667°N 113.91694°W / 42.19667; -113.91694Coordinates: 42°11′48″N 113°55′01″W / 42.19667°N 113.91694°W / 42.19667; -113.91694[1]
Type Reservoir
Primary inflows Goose Creek[2]
Primary outflows Irrigation canals[2]
Built 1915 (1915)[2]
Surface area 1,006 acres (407.1 ha)[3]
Surface elevation 4,734 feet (1,443 m)[1]

Lower Goose Creek Reservoir is a lake located 4,734 feet (1,443 m) above sea level,[1] south of the town of Oakley in Cassia County, Idaho, United States.[4] Oakley Dam impounds the reservoir's primary inflow, Goose Creek. All of the creek's water is stored in the reservoir for irrigation.[2] Lower Goose Creek Reservoir covers an area of 1,006 acres (407.1 ha).[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lower Goose Creek Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. June 21, 1979. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Goose Creek Water Quality Monitoring Report" (PDF). Idaho Association of Soil Conservation Districts. March 2006. p. 1. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "2010 Waterbody Report for Lower Goose Creek Reservoir". United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  4. ↑ Idaho Road and Recreation Atlas (Map) (2nd ed.). 1:250,000. Benchmark Maps. 2010. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-929591-06-3. OCLC 567571371.


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