Squaw Creek (Payette River)

Squaw Creek
Country United States
State Idaho
Counties Gem County, Idaho, Valley County, Idaho
Source
 - location southwest of Cascade, Valley County, Idaho
 - elevation 7,483 ft (2,281 m) [1]
 - coordinates 44°26′10″N 116°09′09″W / 44.43611°N 116.15250°W / 44.43611; -116.15250 [2]
Mouth Payette River
 - location Black Canyon Reservoir, Gem County, Idaho
 - elevation 2,507 ft (764 m) [2]
 - coordinates 43°56′16″N 116°22′01″W / 43.93778°N 116.36694°W / 43.93778; -116.36694Coordinates: 43°56′16″N 116°22′01″W / 43.93778°N 116.36694°W / 43.93778; -116.36694 [2]
Length 61 mi (98 km) [3]
Location of the mouth of Squaw Creek in Idaho

Squaw Creek is a 61-mile (98 km) long[3] tributary of the Payette River in the U.S. state of Idaho. Beginning at an elevation of 7,483 feet (2,281 m)[1] southwest of Cascade in southwestern Valley County, it quickly flows north and then west into Gem County. From there, it flows generally south, passing through the communities of Ola and Sweet, before reaching its mouth at Black Canyon Reservoir,[4] at an elevation of 2,507 feet (764.1 m).[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Squaw 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. ↑ Idaho Road and Recreation Atlas (Map) (2nd ed.). 1:250,000. Benchmark Maps. 2010. pp. 51, 61. ISBN 978-0-929591-06-3. OCLC 567571371.


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