Rock Creek is a freestone stream in the northeastern part of the
U.S. state of
Wyoming. It is a tributary of
Clear Creek, within the
Powder River
Powder River may refer to:
Places
* Powder River (Wyoming and Montana), in Wyoming and Montana in the United States
* Powder River Country, the area around the above river
* Powder River (Oregon), in Oregon in the United States
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watershed. Its source is located in the
Rock Creek Roadless Area. According to the
U.S. Geological Survey, Rock Creek drains approx. before discharging into Clear Creek, just east of the city of
Buffalo and
Interstate 90
Interstate 90 (I-90) is an east–west transcontinental freeway and the longest Interstate Highway in the United States at . It begins in Seattle, Washington, and travels through the Pacific Northwest, Mountain West, Great Plains, Midwest, and ...
.
The
United States Forest Service recommended the Rock Creek area for wilderness designation in its 2005 Revised Land and Resource Management Plan. When Congresswoman
Cynthia Lummis was asked about her position regarding the recommendation for designating the Rock Creek Roadless Area as wilderness, she stated she would support the decisions of the local
Johnson County Commissioners. On March 16, 2010, Albert L. "Smokey" Wildeman moved to adopt Resolution #399 opposing the proposal for “Wilderness Designation” in the Rock Creek area. Delbert Eitel seconded, and the motion was carried.
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See also
*
List of Wyoming rivers
*
Rock Creek Roadless Area
References
External links
*
Rivers of Wyoming
Tributaries of the Yellowstone River
Bodies of water of Johnson County, Wyoming
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