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2011 Map of East Basin Creek

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of East Basin Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The Salmon River flows along the southern edge of this Custer County landscape, winding past the small settlement at Mormon Bend. This area of central Idaho is defined by its extensive drainage network, where the East Basin Creek and its many tributaries, such as Hay Creek and Short Creek, carve through the high terrain. The geography here is marked by an established culture of outdoor recreation, evidenced by a series of developed sites along the river corridor, including the Mormon Bend Campground, Riverside Campground, and Basin Creek Campground.

Further north, the map reveals the higher-elevation reaches of the forest where the West Fork Yankee Fork and Deadwood Creek originate. Isolated features like East Basin Lake and the West Fork Campground provide specific points of interest for those studying the land use and topography of this Idaho wilderness. The intricate web of seasonal and permanent water sources, such as Upper Harden Creek and Sawmill Creek, illustrates the complex hydrologic character of the Salmon River mountains.