Sailor Creek

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Sailor Creek
Country United States
State Idaho
Counties Owyhee County, Idaho, Elmore County, Idaho
Source
 - locationsouthwest of Castleford, Owyhee County, Idaho
 - elevation4,879 ft (1,487 m) [1]
 - coordinates 42°22′52″N115°12′59″W / 42.38111°N 115.21639°W / 42.38111; -115.21639   [2]
Mouth Snake River
 - locationnear Hammett, Owyhee County, Idaho
 - elevation2,467 ft (752 m) [2]
 - coordinates 42°55′43″N115°28′48″W / 42.92861°N 115.48000°W / 42.92861; -115.48000 Coordinates: 42°55′43″N115°28′48″W / 42.92861°N 115.48000°W / 42.92861; -115.48000   [2]
Length64 mi (103 km) [3]
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Location of the mouth of Sailor Creek in Idaho

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) [1] southwest of Castleford in southeastern Owyhee County, it flows north through the Bruneau Desert, 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). [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 "Sailor Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey. June 21, 1979. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  4. ↑ Idaho Road and Recreation Atlas (Map) (2nd ed.). 1:250,000. Benchmark Maps. 2010. pp. 72–73, 83. ISBN   978-0-929591-06-3. OCLC   567571371.


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