Union Flat Creek

Union Flat Creek
Country United States
States Washington (state), Idaho
Counties Whitman County, Washington, Nez Perce County, Idaho
Source
 - location near Genesee, Nez Perce County, Idaho
 - elevation 2,820 ft (860 m) [1]
 - coordinates 46°31′20″N 116°57′35″W / 46.52222°N 116.95972°W / 46.52222; -116.95972 [2]
Mouth Palouse River
 - location west of La Crosse, Whitman County, Washington
 - elevation 1,168 ft (356 m) [2]
 - coordinates 46°49′38″N 117°59′55″W / 46.82722°N 117.99861°W / 46.82722; -117.99861Coordinates: 46°49′38″N 117°59′55″W / 46.82722°N 117.99861°W / 46.82722; -117.99861 [2]
Length 72 mi (116 km) [3]
Location of the mouth of Union Flat Creek in Washington

Union Flat Creek is a 72-mile (120 km) long[3] tributary of the Palouse River. Beginning at an elevation of 2,820 feet (859.5 m)[1] near Genesee in northern Nez Perce County, Idaho, it flows west into Whitman County, Washington, passing through the towns of Uniontown and Colton. It then flows to its mouth west of La Crosse,[4] at an elevation of 1,168 feet (356.0 m).[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Union Flat Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. September 10, 1979. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  4. ↑ Washington Road and Recreation Atlas (Map) (4th ed.). 1:200,000. Benchmark Maps. 2007. pp. 92–93, 107. ISBN 978-0-929591-98-8. OCLC 156853281.


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