Bannock Creek
Bannock Creek is a 67-mile (110 km) long[3] tributary of the Snake River in the U.S. state of Idaho. Beginning at an elevation of 5,953 feet (1,814 m)[2] north of Holbrook in northern Oneida County, it flows north into Power County and through the Arbon Valley, the town of Pauline, and the Fort Hall Indian Reservation. It then reaches its mouth at American Falls Reservoir, and impoundment of the Snake River, midway between the towns of American Falls and Pocatello,[5] at an elevation of 4,357 feet (1,328 m).[1] Bannock Creek has a 475-square-mile (1,230 km2) watershed.[4]
| Bannock Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of Bannock Creek in Idaho  Bannock Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| Counties | Power County, Idaho, Oneida County, Idaho |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| ⁃ location | north of Holbrook, Oneida County, Idaho |
| ⁃ coordinates | 42°22′56″N 112°38′36″W[1] |
| ⁃ elevation | 5,953 ft (1,814 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Snake River |
⁃ location | west of Pocatello, Power County, Idaho |
⁃ coordinates | 42°53′14″N 112°41′02″W[1] |
⁃ elevation | 4,357 ft (1,328 m)[1] |
| Length | 67 mi (108 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 475 sq mi (1,230 km2)[4] |
References
- "Bannock Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. June 21, 1979. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
- "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- Spinazola, Joseph M.; Higgs, B.D. (1998). "Water Resources of Bannock Creek Basin, Southeastern Idaho" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- Idaho Road and Recreation Atlas (Map) (2nd ed.). 1:250,000. Benchmark Maps. 2010. pp. 77, 87. ISBN 978-0-929591-06-3. OCLC 567571371.
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