Sailor Creek
Sailor Creek | |
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Location of the mouth of Sailor Creek in Idaho | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Idaho |
Counties | Owyhee County, Idaho, Elmore County, Idaho |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | southwest of Castleford, Owyhee County, Idaho |
• coordinates | 42°22′52″N 115°12′59″W / 42.38111°N 115.21639°W[1] |
• elevation | 4,879 ft (1,487 m)[2] |
Mouth | Snake River |
• location | near Hammett, Owyhee County, Idaho |
• coordinates | 42°55′43″N 115°28′48″W / 42.92861°N 115.48000°WCoordinates: 42°55′43″N 115°28′48″W / 42.92861°N 115.48000°W[1] |
• elevation | 2,467 ft (752 m)[1] |
Length | 64 mi (103 km)[3] |
Sailor Creek is a 64-mile (103 km) long[3] tributary of the Snake River in the U.S. state of Idaho. Beginning at an elevation of 4,879 feet (1,487 m)[2] southwest of Castleford in southeastern Owyhee County, it flows north through the , briefly crossing into Elmore County in the process. It then flows northwest to its mouth near Hammett,[4] at an elevation of 2,467 feet (751.9 m).[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Sailor Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. June 21, 1979. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
- ^ a b Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
- ^ a b "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
- ^ Idaho Road and Recreation Atlas (Map) (2nd ed.). 1:250,000. . 2010. pp. 72–73, 83. ISBN 978-0-929591-06-3. OCLC 567571371.
Categories:
- Rivers of Owyhee County, Idaho
- Rivers of Elmore County, Idaho
- Rivers of Idaho
- Tributaries of the Snake River
- Idaho river stubs