Cassia Creek Explained

Cassia Creek
Pushpin Map:Idaho#United States
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Idaho##Location in the United States
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Idaho
Subdivision Type4:Counties
Subdivision Name4:Cassia
Source1:Confluence of the New Canyon Creek and Flat Canyon Creek
Source1 Location:Albion Mountains, midway between Oakley and Malta
Source1 Coordinates:42.2536°N -113.6642°W
Mouth:Raft River
Mouth Location:Raft River Valley, north - northeast of Malta
Mouth Coordinates:42.3478°N -113.355°W
Mouth Elevation:4449feet
Progression:Raft River→ Snake RiverColumbia River→ Pacific Ocean
Tributaries Left:New Canyon Creek
Tributaries Right:Flat Canyon Creek

Cassia Creek is a stream in Cassia County, Idaho, United States, that is a tributary of the Raft River (a tributary of the Snake River).

Description

Rising in the Albion Mountains within the Sawtooth National Forest (about midway between the cities of Oakley and Malta) Cassia Creek flows easterly to quickly leave the national forest and then pass along the western edge of the unincorporataed community of Elba. It then flows northeasterly between the Albion Mountains (on northwest) and the Jim Sage Mountains (on the southeast), roughly paralleling Idaho State Highway 77 Spur, until it passes south of the unincorporated community of Connor.

From Connor, the creek flows easterly again (with the Cotterel Mountains on the north and the Jim Sage Mountains on the south) out of the mountains and into the Raft River Valley as it roughly parallels Idaho State Highway 77 (SH‑77). The creek then flows northeasterly in the Raft River Valley (still roughly paralleling SH‑77) to pass along the southeastern edge of city of Malta. Finally, it flows northerly through agricultural land in the Raft River Valley to its mouth on the Raft River, about 3miles north - northeast of Malta.[1] (The Raft River flows north to the Snake River, a tributary of the Columbia River.)

Most of Cassia Creek is along a section of the California Trail.[2] The creek is a recommended fishing water by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Oakley. usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. 1:100000. JPEG. 1993. August 5, 2023.
  2. The California Trail Interactive Map. nps.gov. National Park Service. August 5, 2023.
  3. Web site: Cassia Creek: Tributary of the Raft River. idfg.idaho.gov. Idaho Department of Fish and Game. August 5, 2023.