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Union Flat Creek
Union Flat Creek is located in Washington (state)
Union Flat Creek
Location of the mouth of Union Flat Creek in Washington
Country United States
State Washington (state), Idaho
Counties Whitman County, Washington, Nez Perce County, Idaho
Physical characteristics
Main source near Genesee, Nez Perce County, Idaho
2,820 ft (860 m)
46°31′20″N 116°57′35″W / 46.52222°N 116.95972°W / 46.52222; -116.95972
River mouth Palouse River
west of La Crosse, Whitman County, Washington
1,168 ft (356 m)
46°49′38″N 117°59′55″W / 46.82722°N 117.99861°W / 46.82722; -117.99861
Length 72 mi (116 km)

Union Flat Creek is a 72-mile (120 km) long tributary of the Palouse River. Beginning at an elevation of 2,820 feet (859.5 m) near Genesee in northern Nez Perce County, Idaho, it flows west into Whitman County, Washington, passing through the towns of Uniontown and Colton. It then flows to its mouth west of La Crosse, at an elevation of 1,168 feet (356.0 m).

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