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Crow Creek (Alabama)
Crow Creek may refer to the following in the United States: Bodies of water * Crow Creek (Alaska), a tributary of Turnagain Arm * Crow Creek (South Dakota), the site of the Crow Creek massacre * Crow Creek (South Platte River tributary), in Wyoming and Colorado * Crow Creek (Uwharrie River tributary), a stream in Montgomery and Randolph counties, North Carolina Other * Crow Creek National Forest in Wyoming * Crow Creek Indian Reservation The Crow Creek Indian Reservation ( dak, Khąǧí wakpá okášpe, '' lkt, Kȟaŋğí Wakpá Oyáŋke''), home to Crow Creek Sioux Tribe ( dak, Khąǧí wakpá oyáte) is located in parts of Buffalo, Hughes, and Hyde counties on the east bank ... in South Dakota See also * Crows Creek, Missouri {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crow Creek (Alaska)
Crow Creek is a stream in the Chugach Mountains, Alaska, US. It is the only notable tributary of Glacier Creek (Turnagain Arm), Glacier Creek, which enters Turnagain Arm from the north, from its eastern end. The stream is notable as the site of ongoing gold mining since the late 19th century. Geography Crow Creek is a tributary of Glacier Creek, about above its mouth. The latter flows into Turnagain Arm from the northern side. The mountains at its head are high and rugged and form the divide between the waters that flow to Turnagain Arm and those tributary to Knik Arm. They are broken at the head of Crow Creek by Crow Creek Pass at an altitude of about , which affords a fairly good route from Crow Creek to Raven Creek, a tributary of Eagle River (Cook Inlet), Eagle River. From its source in the pass to its mouth, Crow Creek is about long. Near its head, it is precipitous, descending in waterfalls and rapids for a vertical distance of over within of the pass. It is fed by sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crow Creek (South Platte River Tributary)
Crow Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 25, 2011 creek and minor waterway of southeastern Wyoming and northern Colorado. Crow Creek is formed at the confluence of the South Fork of Crow Creek with the Middle Fork, followed by the addition of the North Fork about downstream. All the major tributaries of Crow Creek begin in the Laramie Range and flow eastward. The headwaters of the North Fork are dammed to form the North Crow Reservoir which supplies the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming. Middle Fork is also dammed, forming the Granite Reservoir and Crystal Reservoir which also supply Cheyenne. South Fork is the only unobstructed section and flows most of the year, but not all the way to Cheyenne. Other tributaries of Crow Creek below the reservoirs are Sand Creek, Spring Creek and Brush Creek, none of which flow year round. Crow Creek continues in an eastward direction passing through the city of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crow Creek (Uwharrie River Tributary)
Crow Creek is a long 3rd order tributary to the Uwharrie River in Montgomery County, North Carolina. Course Crow Creek rises on the Laniers Creek divide in Randolph County about 1 mile west of New Hope, North Carolina. Crow Creek then flows southeast into Montgomery County to join the Uwharrie River about 0.75 miles northeast of Coggins Mine. Watershed Crow Creek drains of area, receives about 47.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 377.59 and is about 65% forested. See also *List of rivers of North Carolina This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of North Carolina. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries alphabetically indented under each larger stream's name. Atlantic Ocean * North Landing Rive ... References Rivers of North Carolina Rivers of Montgomery County, North Carolina Rivers of Randolph County, North Carolina {{NorthCarolina-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crow Creek National Forest
Crow Creek National Forest was established as the Crow Creek Forest Reserve in Wyoming by the United States General Land Office on October 10, 1900 with . After the transfer of federal forests to the U.S. Forest Service in 1905, it became a National Forest on March 4, 1907. On July 1, 1908 it was combined with part of Medicine Bow National Forest to create Cheyenne National Forest. The name was discontinued, and the Cheyenne was renamed Medicine Bow in 1910. References External linksForest History Society (from the |
Crow Creek Indian Reservation
The Crow Creek Indian Reservation ( dak, Khąǧí wakpá okášpe, '' lkt, Kȟaŋğí Wakpá Oyáŋke''), home to Crow Creek Sioux Tribe ( dak, Khąǧí wakpá oyáte) is located in parts of Buffalo, Hughes, and Hyde counties on the east bank of the Missouri River in central South Dakota in the United States. It has a land area of and a 2000 census population of 2,225 persons. The major town and capital of the federally recognized Crow Creek Sioux Tribe is Fort Thompson. The town is located adjacent to the Big Bend Dam, which holds back Big Bend Reservoir (also known as Lake Sharpe), one of the four Missouri Mainstem reservoirs constructed by the US Army Corps of Engineers in the Pick-Sloan Plan. Authorized in 1944 for flood control and hydropower, the dam and lake were completed in the 1960s. History The people of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe are mostly descendants of the Mdewakanton Dakota Tribe of south and central present-day Minnesota. They were expelled from Minne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
