Indian Creek (Boise River)

Indian Creek
Indian Creek in Caldwell, Idaho
Country	United States
State	Idaho
Counties	Ada County, Idaho, Canyon County, Idaho, Elmore County, Idaho
Source
- location	south of Arrowrock Reservoir, Elmore County, Idaho
- elevation	5,047 ft (1,538 m) [1]
- coordinates	43°25′53″N 115°46′49″W / 43.43139°N 115.78028°W [2]
Mouth	Boise River
- location	Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho
- elevation	2,349 ft (716 m) [2]
- coordinates	43°40′39″N 116°42′19″W / 43.67750°N 116.70528°WCoordinates: 43°40′39″N 116°42′19″W / 43.67750°N 116.70528°W [2]
Length	66 mi (106 km) [3]
Basin	295 sq mi (764 km^2) [4]
Location of the mouth of Indian Creek in Idaho

Indian Creek is a 66-mile (106 km) long^[3] tributary of the Boise River in the U.S. state of Idaho. Beginning at an elevation of 5,047 feet (1,538 m)^[1] 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,^[5] at an elevation of 2,349 feet (716.0 m).^[2] Indian Creek has a 295-square-mile (764 km²) watershed.^[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Idaho
• List of longest streams of Idaho

References

1. Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
2. "Indian Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. June 21, 1979. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
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.