Salmon Falls Creek
| Salmon Falls Creek | |
|---|---|
Looking upstream along Salmon Falls Creek Canyon | |
Map of Salmon Falls Creek | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada, Idaho |
| Cities | Jackpot, Nevada, Hollister, Idaho |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of North and South Forks Salmon Creek |
| • location | Jarbidge Mountains, Nevada |
| • coordinates | 41°47′22″N 114°57′43″W / 41.78944°N 114.96194°W |
| • elevation | 5,643 ft (1,720 m) |
| Mouth | Snake River |
• location | Near Hagerman, Snake River Plain, Idaho |
• coordinates | 42°42′55″N 114°51′12″W / 42.71528°N 114.85333°W |
• elevation | 3,431 ft (1,046 m) |
| Length | 121 mi (195 km) |
| Basin size | 2,103 sq mi (5,450 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Snake River |
| • average | 345 cu ft/s (9.8 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 7,500 cu ft/s (210 m3/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Upstream of Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir |
| • average | 34.3 cu ft/s (0.97 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | North Fork Salmon Falls Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Cedar Creek, Big Creek |
| • right | South Fork Salmon Falls Creek, Jakes Creek, Meadow Creek, Trout Creek, Shoshone Creek, China Creek |
Salmon Falls Creek is a tributary of the Snake River, flowing from northern Nevada into Idaho in the United States. Formed in high mountains at the northern edge of the Great Basin, Salmon Falls Creek flows northwards 121 miles (195 km), draining an arid and mountainous basin of 2,103 square miles (5,450 km2). The Salmon Falls Creek valley served as a trade route between the Native American groups of the Snake River Plain and Great Basin. Today, most of its water is used for irrigation.