Chief Eagle Eye Creek (Payette River tributary) explained

Chief Eagle Eye Creek
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Pushpin Map:Idaho#USA
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of Chief Eagle Eye Creek in Idaho
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Idaho
Subdivision Type4:Counties
Subdivision Name4:Gem County, Idaho, Valley County, Idaho
Length:61miles[1]
Source1 Location:southwest of Cascade, Valley County, Idaho
Source1 Coordinates:44.4361°N -116.1525°W[2]
Source1 Elevation:7483feet[3]
Mouth:Payette River
Mouth Location:Black Canyon Reservoir, Gem County, Idaho
Mouth Coordinates:43.9378°N -116.3669°W
Mouth Elevation:2507feet

Chief Eagle Eye Creek (formerly Squaw Creek) is a 610NaN0 long[1] a river in western Idaho, United States, that is a tributary of the Payette River.

Description

Beginning at an elevation of 7483feet[3] southwest of Cascade in southwestern Valley County, it quickly flows north and then west into Gem County. From there, it flows generally south, passing through the communities of Ola and Sweet, before reaching its mouth at Black Canyon Reservoir,[4] at an elevation of 2507feet.[2]

Name change

Due to the derogatory connotation of the word squaw, the United States Board on Geographic Names approved changing the creek's name from Squaw Creek to Chief Eagle Eye Creek on September 8, 2022.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Hydrography Dataset. United States Geological Survey. July 15, 2013.
  2. Chief Eagle Eye Creek. 391285. June 21, 1979. September 9, 2022.
  3. Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  4. Benchmark Maps. Idaho Road and Recreation Atlas. 2nd. 2010. 1:250,000. 51, 61. 978-0-929591-06-3. 567571371.