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Squaw Creek (Missouri)
Squaw Creek may refer to: Places * Dollis Creek (formerly known as "Squaw Creek"), a tributary of the Tatshenshini River that traverses the British Columbia-Yukon border in western Canada * Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, formerly known as "Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge", in northwestern Missouri * Squaw Creek (Pit River), a tributary of the Pit River in northern California, United States * Chief Eagle Eye Creek (formerly Squaw Creek), a tributary of the Payette River in western Idaho, United States * Ioway Creek (Ames, Iowa), formerly known as "Squaw Creek", a tributary of the South Skunk River in central Iowa, United States ** Squaw Creek Bridge 1 (1917) Harrison Township, Boone County, Iowa, USA; an NRHP bridge ** Squaw Creek Bridge 2 (1918) Harrison Township, Boone County, Iowa, USA; an NRHP bridge * Granite Mountain Reservoir, in Nevada, United States, formerly known as "Squaw Valley Reservoir" and "Squaw Creek Reservoir" * Comanche Creek Reservoir in Texas, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dollis Creek
Dollis Creek (formerly Squaw Creek) is a creek that spans the border between British Columbia and the Yukon. The creek is 8 miles in length and flows from the Atlin Country region of British Columbia north across the BC-Yukon boundary into the Tatshenshini River approximately 10 miles from Old Dalton Post. First Nations In 1927 a Klukshu Native called Paddy Duncan discovered gold in Dollis Creek. First Nations people staked the entire creek. This made Dollis Creek the only creek in British Columbia controlled by First Nations people. Between 1927 and 1931 the First Nations people worked the creek. Gold Rush By 1932 there were Europeans mining the creek. The largest gold nugget recovered from the creek weighed just over in 1937. Total gold production did not exceed $150,000 from this creek. Name On January 15, 2008, the creek was officially renamed "Dollis Creek" by the BC Geographical Names Office. This name derives from Dollis Brook Dollis Brook runs through the London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge
Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge (renamed in January 2017 from Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge) is a National Wildlife Refuge in northwestern Missouri, United States, established in 1935 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife. The refuge comprises along the eastern edge of the Missouri River floodplain south of Mound City, Missouri in Holt County, Missouri. The refuge is bounded by the Loess Hills on the east with a trail going to the top built originally by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The most dramatic moments occur during spring and fall migrations, when the refuge serves as a chokepoint for hundreds of thousands of ducks and geese (particularly snow geese) on the Central Flyway. As many as 475 bald eagles have been sighted on the refuge in the winter. The refuge annually celebrates the eagle visits with "Eagle Days" celebrations. In February 2013, over one million snow geese were counted. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squaw Creek (Pit River)
Squaw Creek may refer to: Places * Dollis Creek (formerly known as "Squaw Creek"), a tributary of the Tatshenshini River that traverses the British Columbia-Yukon border in western Canada * Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, formerly known as "Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge", in northwestern Missouri * Squaw Creek (Pit River), a tributary of the Pit River in northern California, United States * Chief Eagle Eye Creek (formerly Squaw Creek), a tributary of the Payette River in western Idaho, United States * Ioway Creek (Ames, Iowa), formerly known as "Squaw Creek", a tributary of the South Skunk River in central Iowa, United States ** Squaw Creek Bridge 1 (1917) Harrison Township, Boone County, Iowa, USA; an NRHP bridge ** Squaw Creek Bridge 2 (1918) Harrison Township, Boone County, Iowa, USA; an NRHP bridge * Granite Mountain Reservoir, in Nevada, United States, formerly known as "Squaw Valley Reservoir" and "Squaw Creek Reservoir" * Comanche Creek Reservoir in Texas, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pit River
The Pit River is a major river draining from northeastern California into the state's Central Valley. The Pit, the Klamath and the Columbia are the only three rivers in the U.S. that cross the Cascade Range. The longest tributary of the Sacramento River, it contributes as much as eighty percent of their combined water volume into the Shasta Lake reservoir; the junction of their Shasta Lake arms is northeast of Shasta Dam. The main stem of the Pit River is long, and some water in the system flows to the Sacramento River measuring from the Pit River's longest source. The Pit River drains a sparsely populated volcanic highlands area in Modoc County's Warner Mountains, passing through the south end of the Cascade Range in a deep canyon northeast of Redding. The river is so named because of the semi-subterranean permanent winter homes and large 'sweat houses' that the Pit River Tribe dug, and their pit traps for game that came to water at the river. The river is a popular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Eagle Eye Creek
Chief Eagle Eye Creek (formerly Squaw Creek) is a long a river in western Idaho, United States, that is a tributary of the Payette River. Description Beginning at an elevation of southwest of Cascade in southwestern Valley County, it quickly flows north and then west into Gem County. From there, it flows generally south, passing through the communities of Ola and Sweet, before reaching its mouth at Black Canyon Reservoir, at an elevation of . Name Change Due to the offensive nature of the word Squaw, the United States Board on Geographic Names approved changing the creek's name from Squaw Creek to Chief Eagle Eye Creek on September 8, 2022. See also * List of rivers of Idaho * List of longest streams of Idaho A total of seventy streams that are at least long flow through the U.S. state of Idaho. All of these streams originate in the United States except the Kootenai River (third-longest) and the Moyie River (thirty-first-longest), both of which begin ... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ioway Creek (Ames, Iowa)
Ioway Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 13, 2011 tributary of the South Skunk River in central Iowa in the United States. It flows into the South Skunk in the southern part the city of Ames near . Originally named Squaw Creek, it was officially renamed by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names on February 11, 2021. See also * List of Iowa rivers References Rivers of Iowa Bodies of water of Story County, Iowa {{Iowa-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squaw Creek Bridge
The Squaw Creek Bridge was located in Harrison Township in rural Boone County, Iowa, United States. It spanned Squaw Creek for . with The Boone County Board of Supervisors awarded a contract to the N.E. Marsh & Son Construction Company of Des Moines in August 1917 for $6,278. Designed by Des Moines engineer James B. Marsh James Barney Marsh (April 12, 1856June 26, 1936) was an American engineer and bridge designer. He patented a new design for arch bridges. Marsh gave Archie Alexander, the first African-American to graduate as an engineer from Iowa State Univers ..., the Marsh arch bridge was completed the same year. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1998. It has subsequently been replaced by a new span. The bridge was removed form the NRHP in 2022. References Bridges completed in 1917 Bridges in Boone County, Iowa Arch bridges in Iowa Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa National Register of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squaw Creek Bridge 2
Squaw Creek Bridge 2 is located in Harrison Township in rural Boone County, Iowa, United States. It spans Ioway Creek (formerly named Squaw Creek) for . with The Marsh arch bridge was designed by Des Moines engineer James B. Marsh James Barney Marsh (April 12, 1856June 26, 1936) was an American engineer and bridge designer. He patented a new design for arch bridges. Marsh gave Archie Alexander, the first African-American to graduate as an engineer from Iowa State Univers ..., and built by the N.E. Marsh & Son Construction Company of Des Moines in 1918. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. File:Squaw Creek Bridge 2 North Side.jpg, North side of bridge File:Squaw Creek Bridge 2 South Side.jpg, South side of bridge References Bridges completed in 1918 Bridges in Boone County, Iowa Arch bridges in Iowa Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa National Register of Historic Places in Boone County, Iowa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Granite Mountain Reservoir
The Granite Mountain Reservoir (formerly Squaw Valley Reservoir) is a lake managed by the Bureau of Land Management in Washoe County, Nevada. The reservoir is a fishing destination stocked with several species of fish, including trout, bass and catfish. Description The Granite Mountain Reservoir is primarily fed by a large spring located less than a mile north. The lake's approximate surface area is and its max depth is . The lake has been stocked with fish by the Nevada Department of Wildlife. Name Change Due to the offensive nature of the word " squaw," the name of Granite Mountain Reservoir was changed on September 8, 2022 by the United States Board on Geographic Names The United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) is a federal body operating under the United States Secretary of the Interior. The purpose of the board is to establish and maintain uniform usage of geographic names throughout the federal governm .... Ownership The reservoir and the valley below is pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comanche Creek Reservoir
Comanche Creek Reservoir (formerly Squaw Creek Reservoir) is a 3,275-acre (13.3 km²) impoundment located between Glen Rose, Texas and Granbury, Texas. The primary purpose is cooling for Comanche Peak Nuclear Generating Station. During full operation of both units of Comanche Peak, of water are pumped through the plant's main condensers from Comanche Creek Reservoir. The water is relatively clear and provides good bass fishing. The shoreline is rocky. Situated about 45 miles southwest of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex in Hood and Somerville county this reservoir was built in 1979 by the Texas Utilities Generating Company (now Luminant Power), and has an average depth of 46 ft. This reservoir is used to cool down the nuclear power plant in Somerville county. There are several fish species such as Largemouth and Smallmouth bass, Channel catfish and Sunfish. Luminant Power also has a park that can be used for recreational purposes. The park was closed and scheduled to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comanche Creek (Paluxy River)
The Comanche or Nʉmʉnʉʉ ( com, Nʉmʉnʉʉ, "the people") are a Native American tribe from the Southern Plains of the present-day United States. Comanche people today belong to the federally recognized Comanche Nation, headquartered in Lawton, Oklahoma. The Comanche language is a Numic language of the Uto-Aztecan family. Originally, it was a Shoshoni dialect, but diverged and became a separate language. The Comanche were once part of the Shoshone people of the Great Basin. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Comanche lived in most of present-day northwestern Texas and adjacent areas in eastern New Mexico, southeastern Colorado, southwestern Kansas, and western Oklahoma. Spanish colonists and later Mexicans called their historical territory '' Comanchería''. During the 18th and 19th centuries, Comanche practiced a nomadic horse culture and hunted, particularly bison. They traded with neighboring Native American peoples, and Spanish, French, and American colonists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whychus Creek
Whychus Creek is a tributary of the Deschutes River in Deschutes and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. Formerly named ''Squaw Creek'', considered derogatory in the 21st century, it was renamed in 2006. Explorer John C. Frémont camped along the stream in 1843 but did not identify it by name. Robert S. Williamson, a surveyor who camped there in 1855, said its Indian (Native American) name was ''Why-chus''. Course Whychus Creek begins about above sea level at the base of Bend Glacier on Broken Top in the Cascade Range. Flowing generally north through the Three Sisters Wilderness, the stream plunges over Upper Chush Falls before receiving Park Creek from the left and plunging over Chush Falls. Downstream of the waterfalls, the creek receives South Fork and North Fork from the left and Snow Creek from the right. Turning northeast, the creek intersects Whychus Creek Canal, which diverts water to McKenzie Canyon Reservoir and other parts of the Three Siste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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