Mormon Reservoir (Idaho)

Mormon Reservoir
Location Camas County, Idaho
Coordinates 43°16′51″N 114°48′00″W / 43.28083°N 114.80000°W / 43.28083; -114.80000Coordinates: 43°16′51″N 114°48′00″W / 43.28083°N 114.80000°W / 43.28083; -114.80000[1]
Type reservoir
Primary inflows McKinney and Dairy creeks[2]
Primary outflows McKinney Creek
Basin countries United States
Built 1908 (1908)
Water volume 19,280 acre feet (23,780,000 m3)
Surface elevation 5,050 feet (1,540 m)

Mormon Reservoir is a reservoir on McKinney Creek in Camas County, Idaho. The reservoir is surrounded by private, state, and Bureau of Land Management land, which offers opportunities for boating, fishing, camping, and hunting, among other activities. The reservoir is impounded by Mormon Dam, which was built in 1908.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Mormon Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  2. ↑ Idaho: Fairfield (Map). 1:100,000. Bureau of Land Management. 2009. ISBN 978-1-4113-2446-6.
  3. ↑ "Mormon Reservoir". Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Retrieved January 23, 2013.


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