Huntington Creek is a
tributary of the
Humboldt River in southwest
Elko County
Elko County is a county in the northeastern corner of Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,702. Its county seat is Elko. The county was established on March 5, 1869, from Lander County.
Elko County is the fourth ...
,
Nevada,
United States.
Geography
Huntington creek lies at an average elevation of 1,608 m in
Elko County
Elko County is a county in the northeastern corner of Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,702. Its county seat is Elko. The county was established on March 5, 1869, from Lander County.
Elko County is the fourth ...
,
Nevada.Huntington creek is located 10.3 miles away North from
Spring Creek, 14.4 miles North from
Elko, and 15 miles Northeast from
Lamoille.
The creek flows toward North and empties into the
Humboldt River. It springs East of the
Diamond Mountains.
The district around Huntington Creek is occupied with mining. The creek is approximately 71.1 km long.
Names
Aside from Huntington Creek, Alternative names used of the
tributary are Hamilton Creek, Huntindon Creek, Huntingdon Creek, Cranes Branch of South Fork, Huntington River, Smith Creek, and Smiths Creek.
History
It was named by
John C Fremont in
1845
Events
January–March
* January 10 – Elizabeth Barrett receives a love letter from the younger poet Robert Browning; on May 20, they meet for the first time in London. She begins writing her ''Sonnets from the Portuguese''.
* January 23 ...
after one of his Delaware Indians.
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References
Rivers of Elko County, Nevada