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Snake River Canyon (Idaho)

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is located approximately 5 miles (8.0 kilometers) east of Perrine Bridge along the canyon. The canyon continues through Glenns Ferry and south of Boise, making it longer than 50 miles.
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and others founded the Magic Valley's first successful agricultural operations on the Snake River Canyon floor. The canyon's value as a farming area diminished after
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approximately 15,000 years ago. However, as of 2000, geologists believe that while the canyon was shaped by the flood, its basic structure predated it.
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On September 16, 2016, stuntman Eddie Braun successfully jumped the canyon using technology similar to that used by Evel Knievel 42 years previously.
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to the north. The canyon ranges up to 500 feet (150 meters) deep and 0.25 miles (0.40 kilometers) wide, and runs for just over 50 miles.
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rocket. The dirt ramp built for that jump is still there and remains a tourist attraction (42°35'49.5"N 114°25'22.3"W).
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projects made agriculture practical in the surrounding areas in the early 20th century. Today the canyon floor is a
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Large canyon formed by the Snake River in the Magic Valley region of southern Idaho
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In the past it was generally believed the Snake River Canyon was created by a
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The canyon is well known as the site of an unsuccessful 1974 attempt by
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Looking west down the Snake River Canyon from the Perrine Bridge
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crosses the canyon immediately north of the city of
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Snake River Canyon (Wyoming)
Hells Canyon (Idaho)

Snake River Canyon (Idaho) is located in Idaho
Twin Falls
Coordinates
42°36′N 114°25′W / 42.600°N 114.417°W / 42.600; -114.417
canyon
Snake River
Magic Valley
Idaho
Twin Falls County
Jerome County
Perrine Bridge
Twin Falls
Hansen Bridge
Shoshone Falls
I. B. Perrine
irrigation
tourist
golf courses
cataclysmic flood
Lake Bonneville
Evel Knievel
Skycycle X-2
View west down the Snake River Canyon from Shoshone Falls
Shoshone Falls
Looking west down the Snake River Canyon from the Perrine Bridge
View up the Snake River Gorge above Shoshone Falls
"River of Stone"

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