Payne's Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
accessed March 10, 2011 natural watercourse in Tehama County, California. The

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was apparently originally called Paines Creek according to an 1879 land survey map of the area. The town of Paynes Creek was named after the creek. The creek most likely was named after James S. Payne, the proprietor of a local

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. The Payne's Creek watershed contains forested reaches, and also provides habitat for numerous understory

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and

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. An example

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found in the watershed is the poppy '' Calochortus luteus'', which is at its northern limit at the location of the Payne's Creek watershed.C. Michael Hogan. 2009

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* C. Michael Hogan. 2009
''Gold Nuggets: Calochortus luteus'', GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg

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