Clover Creek (Bruneau River tributary)

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Clover Creek
Country United States
State Idaho
County Owyhee County, Idaho
Source
 - elevation5,229 ft (1,594 m) [1]
 - coordinates 42°09′28″N115°12′43″W / 42.15778°N 115.21194°W / 42.15778; -115.21194   [2]
Mouth Bruneau River
 - location Bruneau – Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness, Owyhee County, Idaho
 - elevation3,218 ft (981 m) [2]
 - coordinates 42°34′35″N115°38′07″W / 42.57639°N 115.63528°W / 42.57639; -115.63528 Coordinates: 42°34′35″N115°38′07″W / 42.57639°N 115.63528°W / 42.57639; -115.63528   [2]
Length55 mi (89 km) [3]
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Location of the mouth of Clover Creek in Idaho

Clover Creek (previously East Fork Bruneau River [2] ) is a 55-mile (89 km) long [3] tributary of the Bruneau River in the U.S. state of Idaho. Beginning at an elevation of 5,229 feet (1,594 m) [1] in southeastern Owyhee County, it flows generally northwest through East Fork Bruneau Canyon to its mouth in the Bruneau – Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness, [4] at an elevation of 3,218 feet (980.8 m). [2]

Tributary stream or river that flows into a main stem river or lake

A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean.

Bruneau River river in the United States of America

The Bruneau River is a 153-mile-long (246 km) tributary of the Snake River, in the U.S. states of Idaho and Nevada. It runs through a narrow canyon cut into ancient lava flows in southwestern Idaho. The Bruneau Canyon, which is up to 1,200 feet (370 m) deep and 40 miles (64 km) long, features rapids and hot springs, making it a popular whitewater trip.

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References

  1. 1 2 Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Clover Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey. June 21, 1979. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  4. ↑ Idaho Road and Recreation Atlas (Map) (2nd ed.). 1:250,000. Benchmark Maps. 2010. pp. 82–83. ISBN   978-0-929591-06-3. OCLC   567571371.


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