Abandon Creek

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

Abandon Run
Tributary to Caribou Creek
Location of Abandon Run mouth
Abandon Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountyBoundary
Physical characteristics
SourceLion Creek divide
  locationabout 2 miles west of "The Lions Head"
  coordinates48°47′12″N 116°44′30″W[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[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 features
ProgressionCaribou Creek → Priest RiverPend Oreille RiverColumbia RiverPacific Ocean
River systemColumbia River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaties
  rightunnamed tributaries
Bridgesnone

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. "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. "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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