Mud Lake is a
reservoir
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Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
within the
Mud Lake Wildlife Management Area on the
Snake River Plain
image:Snake River view near Twin Falls, Idaho.jpg, The Snake River cutting through the plain leaves many canyons and Canyon#List of gorges, gorges, such as this one near Twin Falls, Idaho
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in north-central
Jefferson County,
Idaho
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, United States. It has an above sea level
and is located northeast of the
city of the same name.
Its primary inflow is
Camas Creek (including the creek's primary tributary,
Beaver Creek). It has no outflow other than
evaporation
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,
seepage, and
irrigation
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canals.
Originally a
sump, the lake gradually got smaller and deeper as
dikes
Dyke (UK) or dike (US) may refer to:
General uses
* Dyke (slang), a slang word meaning "lesbian"
* Dike (geology), a subvertical sheet-like intrusion of magma or sediment
* Dike (mythology), ''Dikē'', the Greek goddess of moral justice
* Dikes, ...
were built around it. Mud Lake covers an area of over and has an average depth of about .
See also
*
List of dams and reservoirs in Idaho
This is a list of dams and reservoirs in the U.S. state of Idaho.
See also
* List of lakes of Idaho
* List of dams in the Columbia River watershed
* List of dam removals in Idaho
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Idaho
Dams
Dams
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References
External links
Reservoirs in Idaho
Lakes of Jefferson County, Idaho
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