Idaho Gazetteer
Steamboat Spring is a physical feature (spring) in Caribou County. The primary coordinates for Steamboat Spring places it within the ID 83276 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Steamboat Spring |
| Category: | Idaho physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Spring |
| Description: | Steamboat Spring is located at the SE base of Steamboat Hill and adjacent to the Oregon Trail Golf Course. The spring flows into the Alexander Reservoir, 4 km (2.5 mi) W of the community of Soda Springs. |
| History: | "The ""renaming"" of this spring in 1834 is attributed to explorer John C. Fremont; it is reported that another individual had previously named the spring by its present name. The name Steamboat Spring is derived from the combination of escaping carbonic acid gas which appears to ""boil"" the waters, along with another subterranean noise, which together resembled the sound of a steamboat in motion. Today, the spring is less vigorous and is mostly absorbed by the waters of the Alexander Reservoir." |
| County: | Caribou County |
| Latitude: | 42.6572803 |
| Longitude: | -111.6442371 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Steamboat Spring: Steamboat Spring.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Steamboat Spring does not include property ownership information.
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Soda Springs, ID
(1.9 miles E) Grace, ID (7.1 miles SW) Bancroft, ID (13.1 miles WNW) |
Georgetown, ID
(18.5 miles SE) Lava Hot Springs, ID (18.9 miles W) |
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Alexander, ID
(3.4 miles W) Rose, ID (6.6 miles SE) Talmage, ID (7.5 miles WNW) |
Conda, ID
(7.5 miles NE) Meadowville, ID (7.6 miles NNE) |
