Jack Creek is a
stream
A stream is a continuous body of water, body of surface water Current (stream), flowing within the stream bed, bed and bank (geography), banks of a channel (geography), channel. Depending on its location or certain characteristics, a stream ...
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 ...
, in the
U.S. state of
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...
. The community of
Jack Creek, Nevada
Jack Creek is an unincorporated community in Elko County, Nevada, United States.
It took its name from nearby Jack Creek.
The Jack Creek area became the prime source of wood for Tuscarora. Jack Creek soon became a stop on the Northern Stage Co ...
, is near the stream.
History
Jack Creek was named for P. J. "Old Jack" Harrington, an early rancher.
Features
See also
*
List of rivers of Nevada
List of rivers of Nevada (U.S. state).
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Great Basin
*Amargosa River
*Carson River
*Humboldt River
**Little Humboldt Ri ...
References
Rivers of Elko County, Nevada
Rivers of Nevada
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