Dry Creek may refer to: *

Arroyo (creek) An arroyo (; from Spanish arroyo , "brook"), also called a wash, is a dry stream, creek, stream bed or gulch that temporarily or seasonally fills and flows after sufficient rain. Flash floods are common in arroyos following thunderstorms. '' ...

– a type of dry creek *

Wadi Wadi ( ar, وَادِي, wādī), alternatively ''wād'' ( ar, وَاد), North African Arabic Oued, is the Arabic term traditionally referring to a valley. In some instances, it may refer to a wet (ephemeral) riverbed that contains water onl ...

– a type of dry creek, most commonly found in the Middle East

Communities

;Australia *

Dry Creek, South Australia Dry Creek is a mostly industrial suburb north of Adelaide, containing significant wetlands. A substantial area was devoted to salt crystallisation pans until 2014, with plans to redevelop the site for housing. This housing plan, first put fo ...

, a suburb of Adelaide *

Dry Creek railway station Dry Creek railway station is located on the Gawler line. Situated in the inner northern Adelaide suburb of Dry Creek, it is from Adelaide station. History First opened in 1856, the station was rebuilt in 1982 and a bogie exchange facili ...

, a station in the Adelaide suburb of Dry Creek ;United States * Dry Creek, Alaska, a census-designated place in the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area *

Dry Creek, Louisiana Dry Creek is a rural Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in the east-central portion of Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies southeast of DeRidder, Louisiana, DeRidder on the corner of Loui ...

, an unincorporated community in Beauregard Parish *

Dry Creek, Oklahoma Dry Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 227 at the 2010 census. Geography Dry Creek is located in southeastern Cherokee County at (35.751029, -9 ...

, a census-designated place in Cherokee County * Dry Creek, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in Raleigh County

Watercourses

Australia

Dry Creek (Australian Capital Territory) Dry Creek may refer to: * Arroyo (creek) – a type of dry creek * Wadi – a type of dry creek, most commonly found in the Middle East Communities ;Australia *Dry Creek, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide *Dry Creek railway station, a station ...

, a tributary of

Gudgenby River The Gudgenby River, a perennial river that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Location and features Formed by the confluence of Bogong Creek and Mid ...

Dry Creek (Bylong River tributary) Dry Creek may refer to: * Arroyo (creek) – a type of dry creek * Wadi – a type of dry creek, most commonly found in the Middle East Communities ;Australia *Dry Creek, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide *Dry Creek railway station, a station ...

, a tributary of

Bylong River Bylong River, a perennial river of the Hunter River catchment, is located in the Central Tablelands and Upper Hunter regions of New South Wales, Australia. Course Bylong River rises in the central tablelands of the Capertee Valley, within Wollem ...

Dry Creek (Krui River tributary) Dry Creek may refer to: * Arroyo (creek) – a type of dry creek * Wadi – a type of dry creek, most commonly found in the Middle East Communities ;Australia *Dry Creek, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide *Dry Creek railway station, a station ...

, a tributary of

Krui River Krui River, a perennial river of the Hunter River catchment, is located in the Upper Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Krui River rises on the southern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, below Oxleys Peak, at M ...

, in New South Wales *

Dry Creek (South Australia) Dry Creek or Dry Creek Drain is a seasonal stream in South AustraliaWhitworth (1866) p. 69 which passes through the Adelaide suburbs of Modbury, Walkley Heights and Pooraka. The nearby suburb of Dry Creek and Dry Creek railway station are na ...

, a seasonal stream in South Australia

Canada

* Dry Creek (Lake Erie), a watershed administered by the

Long Point Region Conservation Authority The Long Point Region Conservation Area is an agency of the province of Ontario, Canada, formed to preserve the volume of flow, and purity, of the watercourses that flow into Lake Erie, near Long Point. Rivers that flow through the region include ...

, that drains into Lake Erie

United States

*In California: **

Dry Creek (Butte County) Dry Creek may refer to: * Arroyo (creek) – a type of dry creek * Wadi – a type of dry creek, most commonly found in the Middle East Communities ;Australia * Dry Creek, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide * Dry Creek railway station, a stat ...

, flowing into the Sacramento River via the Cherokee Canal; see

California State Route 149 State Route 149 (SR 149) is a short state highway in the U.S. state of California that helps to connect Oroville, California, Oroville and Chico, California, Chico through rural Butte County, California, Butte County. Connecting California State R ...

Dry Creek (Fresno County, California) Dry Creek may refer to: * Arroyo (creek) – a type of dry creek * Wadi – a type of dry creek, most commonly found in the Middle East Communities ;Australia *Dry Creek, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide *Dry Creek railway station, a station ...

; see

List of dams and reservoirs in California Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in California in a sortable table. There are over 1,400 named dams and 1,300 named reservoirs in the state of California. Dams in service :''Please add to this list from the below sources.'' Former ...

Dry Creek (Mokelumne River tributary) Dry Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed March 11, 2011 stream in northern California which runs from the Sierra Nevada to the Mokelumne River west of Galt. Trib ...

, in Amador, San Joaquin, and Sacramento Counties **

Dry Creek (Steelhead Creek tributary) Dry Creek (formerly called Linda Creek) is a long stream in Placer County, California, tributary to the Sacramento River via Steelhead Creek. Its watershed lies within the Sacramento Valley. Because suburban development borders much of its lengt ...

, (a Sacramento River tributary) in Placer and Sacramento Counties **

Dry Creek (San Mateo County, California) Dry Creek is a small river in San Mateo County, California and is a tributary of Tunitas Creek.

, a tributary of Tunitas Creek **

Dry Creek (Sonoma County, California) __NOTOC__ Dry Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed March 9, 2011 stream in the California counties of Sonoma and Mendocino. It is a tributary of the Russian Riv ...

, a tributary of the Russian River **

Dry Creek (Tuolumne River tributary) Dry Creek is a stream in Stanislaus County, California, that is a tributary to the Tuolumne River. Course Dry Creek originates just north of the Modesto Reservoir. It then flows just north of the city of Waterford, California. Continuing west, it f ...

, in Stanislaus County, California **

Dry Creek (near Woodside, California) Dry Creek may refer to: * Arroyo (creek) – a type of dry creek * Wadi – a type of dry creek, most commonly found in the Middle East Communities ;Australia *Dry Creek, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide *Dry Creek railway station, a station ...

, a tributary of Bear Creek in San Mateo County **

Dry Creek (Yuba River tributary) Dry Creek may refer to: * Arroyo (creek) – a type of dry creek * Wadi – a type of dry creek, most commonly found in the Middle East Communities ;Australia *Dry Creek, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide *Dry Creek railway station, a station ...

, a tributary of

Yuba River The Yuba River is a tributary of the Feather River in the Sierra Nevada and eastern Sacramento Valley, in the U.S. state of California. The main stem of the river is about long, and its headwaters are split into three major forks. The Yuba River ...

Dry Creek (Georgia) Dry Creek is a stream in Catoosa County and Whitfield County, Georgia, in the United States. Dry Creek was named from the fact it runs dry in times of drought. See also *List of rivers of Georgia (U.S. state) List of rivers of Georgia (U.S. s ...

* Dry Creek (Kentucky), a tributary of the Ohio River *In Minnesota: **

Dry Creek (Big Piney River tributary) Dry Creek is a stream in Pulaski County, Missouri, Pulaski County, Missouri. It is a tributary of the Big Piney River. The stream headwaters are within Fort Leonard Wood at and its confluence with the Big Piney is about two miles upstream from De ...

, a stream in Minnesota **

Dry Creek (Cottonwood River tributary) Dry Creek is a stream in Redwood County, Minnesota, Redwood and Cottonwood County, Minnesota, Cottonwood counties, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is a tributary of the Cottonwood River (Minnesota), Cottonwood River. Dry Creek was named from the ...

, a stream in Minnesota *In Missouri: ** Dry Creek (Big Creek tributary), a stream in Missouri **

Dry Creek (Big River (Missouri)) Dry Creek is a stream located in Washington County, Missouri, Washington and St. Francois County, Missouri, St. Francois Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Big River (Missouri), Big River. The source of Dry Creek is lo ...

, a tributary of the Big River, located in Washington and St. Francois Counties **

Dry Creek (Flat Creek tributary) Dry Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Flat Creek (James River), Flat Creek. The stream headwaters are at and its confluence with Flat Creek is at . The stream source is west of Elsey, Missouri, Elsey and it flo ...

, a stream in Missouri **

Dry Creek (Flat River tributary) Dry Creek is a stream in St. Francois County, Missouri, St. Francois County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Flat River. Dry Creek was named for the fact it often runs dry. See also *List of rivers of Missouri References< ...

, a stream in St. Francois County **

Dry Creek (Huzzah Creek tributary) Dry Creek is a stream in southern Crawford County, Missouri, Crawford County in southeast Missouri. It is a tributary of Huzzah Creek (Meramec River tributary), Huzzah Creek. The stream headwaters arise about three miles northwest of Dillard, Miss ...

, a stream in Missouri **

Dry Creek (James River tributary) Dry Creek is a stream in Webster County, Missouri, Webster County in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. It is a tributary of the James River (Missouri), James River. The stream headwaters are at and its confluence with the James is at . The stream ...

, a stream in Missouri **

Dry Creek (Jefferson County, Missouri) Dry Creek is a stream located in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. Its source is about west of De Soto, Missouri, De Soto, at , and it empties into the Big River (Missouri), Big River at , near Morse Mill, Missouri, Morse Mill. A 2006 sur ...

, a tributary of the Big River, located in Jefferson County **

Dry Creek (Twelvemile Creek tributary) Dry Creek is a stream in Madison County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Twelvemile Creek. Dry Creek was named for its tendency to run dry. See also *List of rivers of Missouri List of rivers in Missouri ( U.S. state). By ...

, a stream in Missouri * Dry Brook, a tributary of the Paulins Kill in Sussex County, New Jersey *

Dry Creek (Haw River tributary) Dry Creek is a long 2nd order tributary to the Haw River in Chatham County, North Carolina. Course Dry Creek rises about 4 miles south-southeast of Silk Hope, North Carolina in Chatham County and then flows northeast to the Haw River upstream ...

, a stream in Chatham County, North Carolina *

Dry Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) Dry Creek is a long 3rd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, North Carolina. Course Dry Creek rises about 4 miles north of Lillington, North Carolina and then follows a southerly course to join the Cape Fear River about 0.2 ...

, a stream in

Harnett County, North Carolina Harnett County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 133,568. Its county seat is Lillington; its largest city is Dunn. Harnett County is part of the Fayetteville Metropolitan Stati ...

*In Oregon: **

Dry Creek (Crooked Creek tributary) Dry Creek is a tributary, long, of Crooked Creek (Oregon), Crooked Creek in the U.S. state of Oregon. The creek, which is Stream#Intermittent and ephemeral streams, intermittent, begins in the desert near Five Points in Malheur County, Oregon, ...

, a tributary of Crooked Creek in Oregon **

Dry Creek (Oregon) Dry Creek is a common name for streams in Oregon. The Geographic Names Information System list 96 streams by that name. The National Hydrography Dataset The National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) is a digital database of surface water features used ...

, several other streams in Oregon *

Dry Creek (Martins Creek tributary) Dry Creek is a tributary of Martins Creek (Tunkhannock Creek), Martins Creek in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately long and flows through Brooklyn Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, Brooklyn Townsh ...

, a stream in Pennsylvania *

Dry Creek (Tennessee River tributary) Dry Creek is a stream in the U.S. states of Alabama and Tennessee. It is a tributary to the Tennessee River The Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River. It is approximately long and is located in the southeastern Unite ...

Dry Creek (Hyco River tributary) Dry Creek is a long 2nd order tributary to the Hyco River in Halifax County, Virginia Halifax County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,022. Its county seat is Halifax. Hist ...

, a stream in Halifax County, Virginia

Other uses

;Australia *

, near Adelaide, South Australia ;United States * Dry Creek (RTD), a transit station in Centennial, Colorado * Dry Creek Airpark, a private-use airport in Prineville, Oregon * Dry Creek Archeological Site, a National Historic Landmark in Alaska *

Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District The Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District began in 1876, with only a few students in a schoolhouse. It is now among the fastest growing school districts in the State of California. The District has constructed new elementary schools in the pa ...

, in California *

Dry Creek School (Manhattan, Montana) The Dry Creek School in Manhattan, Montana is a balloon-framed one-room schoolhouse that was built in 1902. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. It has a recessed entry door and a cupola, and it was used as a commun ...

, a historic one-room schoolhouse *

Dry Creek Valley AVA The Dry Creek Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area in Sonoma County, California, located northwest of the town of Healdsburg. The valley is formed by Dry Creek, a tributary of the Russian River, and is approximately long and wide. The ...

, a wine region in Sonoma County, California