Abandon Creek

Stream in Idaho, USA
48°47′12″N 116°44′30″W / 48.78667°N 116.74167°W / 48.78667; -116.74167[1] • elevation4,980 ft (1,520 m)[2] MouthCaribou Creek
 • location
about 8 miles southwest of West Fork Lake
 • coordinates
48°49′15″N 116°46′42″W / 48.82083°N 116.77833°W / 48.82083; -116.77833[1]
 • elevation
3,461 ft (1,055 m)[3]Length3.03 mi (4.88 km)[4]Basin size6.49 square miles (16.8 km2)[5]Discharge  • locationCaribou Creek • average27.23 cu ft/s (0.771 m3/s) at mouth with Caribou Creek[5] Basin featuresProgressionCaribou Creek → Priest River → Pend Oreille River → Columbia River → Pacific OceanRiver systemColumbia RiverTributaries  • leftunnamed tributaties • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesnone

Abandon Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Idaho.[1] It is a tributary of Caribou Creek.[6]

Abandon Creek was named because of its isolated location.[7]

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Caribou Creek

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail - Abandon Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Abandon Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  6. ^ Biennial Report of the Board of Trustees of the State Historical Society of Idaho. Idaho State Historical Society. 1922. p. 18.
  7. ^ Boone, Lalia Phipps (1988). Idaho Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. University of Idaho Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-89301-119-2. Name descriptive of the remote and deserted aspect...


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