Water and Lava

Water and Lava (HM22UP)

Location: Carey, ID 83320 Blaine County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 22.78', W 113° 43.241'

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As the pioneers passed through this parched landscape they were happy to find any available water.
Most water is soaked up like a giant sponge when it reaches the lava fields, but here, small creeks to the north cover the porous lava rock with a blanket of sediments that impound Lava Lake.

Beneath the surface of the lava rock, the thick walls of caves may provide adequate insulation to retain winter's ice.
Rare waterholes sometimes form on the surface over these plugs of ice.

Most of the water that flows from the mountains or falls on the plains is soaked up by the lava rock, creating a Lake Erie-sized aquifer deep beneath the surface. The water of the Eastern Snake River Plain Aquifer allows those "famous potatoes" to thrive and provides drinking water for many communities in southern Idaho.
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HM NumberHM22UP
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Placed ByNational Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior
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Date Added Tuesday, November 14th, 2017 at 7:03am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)12T E 279607 N 4806572
Decimal Degrees43.37966667, -113.72068333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 22.78', W 113° 43.241'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 22' 46.8" N, 113° 43' 14.46" W
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Area Code(s)208
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near US-93, Carey ID 83320, US
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