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Lower Goose Creek Reservoir

Coordinates: 42°11′48″N 113°55′01″W / 42.19667°N 113.91694°W / 42.19667; -113.91694
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Lower Goose Creek Reservoir
Location of Lower Goose Creek Reservoir in Idaho, USA.
Location of Lower Goose Creek Reservoir in Idaho, USA.
Lower Goose Creek Reservoir
Location of Lower Goose Creek Reservoir in Idaho, USA.
Location of Lower Goose Creek Reservoir in Idaho, USA.
Lower Goose Creek Reservoir
LocationCassia County, Idaho, US
Coordinates42°11′48″N 113°55′01″W / 42.19667°N 113.91694°W / 42.19667; -113.91694[1]
TypeReservoir
Primary inflowsGoose Creek[2]
Primary outflowsIrrigation canals[2]
Built1915 (1915)[2]
Surface area1,006 acres (407.1 ha)[3]
Surface elevation4,734 feet (1,443 m)[1]

Lower Goose Creek Reservoir is a lake located 4,734 feet (1,443 m) above sea level,[1] south of the town of Oakley in Cassia County, Idaho, United States.[4] Oakley Dam impounds the reservoir's primary inflow, Goose Creek. All of the creek's water is stored in the reservoir for irrigation.[2] Lower Goose Creek Reservoir covers an area of 1,006 acres (407.1 ha).[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Lower Goose Creek Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. June 21, 1979. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d "Goose Creek Water Quality Monitoring Report" (PDF). Idaho Association of Soil Conservation Districts. March 2006. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 11, 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "2010 Waterbody Report for Lower Goose Creek Reservoir". United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  4. ^ Idaho Road and Recreation Atlas (Map) (2nd ed.). 1:250,000. Benchmark Maps. 2010. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-929591-06-3. OCLC 567571371.