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Mores Creek
Mores Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Idaho. It is a tributary to the Boise River. The stream is named after J. Marion More, a businessperson in the local mining industry. Variant names are "Moore Creek" and "Moores Creek". See also *Mores Creek Summit Mores Creek Summit is a mountain pass in the western United States in southwest Idaho, at an elevation of above sea level. Traversed by State Highway 21, the ''Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway,'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stream
A stream is a continuous body of water, body of surface water Current (stream), flowing within the stream bed, bed and bank (geography), banks of a channel (geography), channel. Depending on its location or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to by a variety of local or regional names. Long large streams are usually called rivers, while smaller, less voluminous and more intermittent river, intermittent streams are known as streamlets, brooks or creeks. The flow of a stream is controlled by three inputs – surface runoff (from precipitation or meltwater), daylighting (streams), daylighted subterranean river, subterranean water, and surfaced groundwater (Spring (hydrology), spring water). The surface and subterranean water are highly variable between periods of rainfall. Groundwater, on the other hand, has a relatively constant input and is controlled more by long-term patterns of precipitation. The stream encompasses surface, subsurface and groundwater fluxes th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idaho
Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington and Oregon to the west. The state's capital and largest city is Boise. With an area of , Idaho is the 14th largest state by land area, but with a population of approximately 1.8 million, it ranks as the 13th least populous and the 7th least densely populated of the 50 U.S. states. For thousands of years, and prior to European colonization, Idaho has been inhabited by native peoples. In the early 19th century, Idaho was considered part of the Oregon Country, an area of dispute between the U.S. and the British Empire. It officially became U.S. territory with the signing of the Oregon Treaty of 1846, but a separate Idaho Territory was not organized until 1863, instead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boise River
The Boise River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. , accessed May 3, 2011 tributary of the Snake River in the Northwestern United States. It drains a rugged portion of the Sawtooth Range in southwestern Idaho northeast of Boise, as well as part of the western Snake River Plain. The watershed encompasses approximately of highly diverse habitats, including alpine canyons, forest, rangeland, agricultural lands, and urban areas. Description The Boise River rises in three separate forks in the Sawtooth Range at elevations exceeding , and is formed by the confluence of its North and Middle forks. The North Fork, long, rises in the Sawtooth Wilderness Area, along the Boise– Elmore county line, northeast of Boise. It flows generally southwest through the remote mountains in the Boise National Forest. The Middle Fork, approximately in length, rises within of the North Fork in the southern Sawtooth Wilderness Area in northeastern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idaho Transportation Department
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) is the state of Idaho governmental organization responsible for state transportation infrastructure. This includes ongoing operations and maintenance as well as planning for future needs of the state and its citizens. The agency is responsible for overseeing the disbursement of federal, state, and grant funding for transportation programs in the state. Overview Idaho's state transportation system consists of more than (lane miles) of roads, more than 1,800 bridges, approximately of rail lines, 126 public-use airports, and the Port of Lewiston. The agency is also responsible for 29 rest areas and 12 ports of entry. History The Idaho Legislature created the State Highway Commission in 1913. The group consisted of the Secretary of State, the State Engineer and three other members to be appointed by the governor. The Commission was empowered to: *plan, build and maintain new state highways *alter, improve or dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mores Creek Summit
Mores Creek Summit is a mountain pass in the western United States in southwest Idaho, at an elevation of above sea level. Traversed by State Highway 21, the ''Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway,'' it is located in Boise County in the . Mores Creek Summit marks the divide between the (north fork) and |
Rivers Of Idaho
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Idaho. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Pacific Ocean *''Columbia River (WA)'' ** Snake River ***Palouse River **** Union Flat Creek *** Clearwater River **** Lapwai Creek **** Potlatch River ***** Pine Creek ***** Big Bear Creek ***** Moose Creek **** Big Canyon Creek **** North Fork Clearwater River ***** Elk Creek ***** Little North Fork Clearwater River ***** Beaver Creek ***** Washington Creek (Idaho) *****Orogrande Creek ****** French Creek ***** Weitas Creek ***** Fourth of July Creek ***** Kelly Creek ****Orofino Creek ***** Whiskey Creek *****Canal Gulch ****Jim Ford Creek ****Lolo Creek **** Lawyers Creek ****Middle Fork Clearwater River ***** Lochsa River ******White Sand Creek (meets the Lochsa near Powell Junction) *****Selway River (meets the Lochsa at Lowell) ****** Meadow Creek ****** Moose Creek *******North Fork Moose Creek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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