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Indian Creek
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Indian Creek in Caldwell, Idaho
Indian Creek (Boise River tributary) is located in Idaho
Indian Creek (Boise River tributary)
Indian Creek (Boise River tributary) is located in the United States
Indian Creek (Boise River tributary)
Location of the mouth of Indian Creek in Idaho
Country United States
State Idaho
Counties Ada County, Idaho, Canyon County, Idaho, Elmore County, Idaho
Physical characteristics
Main source south of Arrowrock Reservoir, Elmore County, Idaho
5,047 ft (1,538 m)
43°25′53″N 115°46′49″W / 43.43139°N 115.78028°W / 43.43139; -115.78028
River mouth Boise River
Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho
2,349 ft (716 m)
43°40′39″N 116°42′19″W / 43.67750°N 116.70528°W / 43.67750; -116.70528
Length 66 mi (106 km)
Basin features
Basin size 295 sq mi (760 km2)

Indian Creek is a 66-mile (106 km) long tributary of the Boise River in the U.S. state of Idaho. Beginning at an elevation of 5,047 feet (1,538 m) south of Arrowrock Reservoir in western Elmore County, it flows west into Ada County and through the town of Kuna. It then flows northwest into Canyon County, through Nampa, and finally to its mouth in Caldwell, at an elevation of 2,349 feet (716.0 m). Indian Creek has a 295-square-mile (764 km2) watershed.

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