General
Lake County covers about in the California Coast Ranges, California Coastal Range. The rugged topography includes hills, mountains and valleys. The largest waterbody is Clear Lake (California), Clear Lake, at an elevation of about above sea level. The three main drainages are Eel River (California), Eel River, Cache Creek (Sacramento River tributary), Cache Creek and Putah Creek, each of which have their headwaters in the county. Eel River drains the north of the county and flows west into Mendocino County, California, Mendocino County. The center of the county drains into Clear Lake, which drains into Cache Creek, which flows east into Yolo County, California, Yolo County. The south of the county drains into Putah Creek, which flows south into Napa County, California, Napa County. Eel River empties into the Pacific, while Cache Creek and Putah Creek flow into the Sacramento River valley. Lake County has warm, dry summers, and cool, moist winters. In the summer, a continual tropical air mass typically creates high daytime temperatures and cool evening temperatures. In winter, a marine air mass typically keeps temperatures above . Average monthly temperatures range from about 43°F during December through January to about 73°F during July through August. There are greater levels of precipitation at higher elevations and in the north and southwest of the county. Almost 90% of precipitation falls in winter, and there is very little rain from May to September.Geological changes
Clear Lake formed about 600,000 years ago as the land in the region began to subside when the Clear Lake Volcanic Field erupted. Its basin continues to move downward, while sedimentation keeps it shallow. The Clear Lake basin lies between the watersheds of the Sacramento River and the Russian River (California), Russian River. When it was formed it drained east into the Sacramento Valley. About 200,000 years ago the Clear Lake Volcanic Field blocked the lake's outlet. The lake rose until it found a new outlet, draining west through the Blue Lakes (California), Blue Lakes into Cold Creek (Russian River tributary), Cold Creek and the Russian River. Clear Lake was almost higher than it is today, and Scotts Creek flowed into the lake from the west near where Lakeport, California, Lakeport is today. It formed a large delta there, which deposited the Lakeport ridge. At some time in the last 10,000 years a landslide at the west end of the Blue Lakes blocked Clear Lake's outlet to the Russian River watershed. The lake rose again, and created its present outlet via Cache Creek (Sacramento River tributary), Cache Creek to the Sacramento River. Cache Creek began eroding upstream to Clear Lake, and when it reached the lake the outflow along Cache Creek quickly eroded a channel through soft sediments. The lake dropped almost as a result.Basins
Eel River
Eel River (California), Eel River flows through the northern part of the County and drains through Lake Pillsbury into Mendocino County. The Eel River’s drainage includes Corbin Creek, Anderson Creek, Cold Creek and Bear Creek. The drainage includes the highest point in Lake County, Snow Mountain East, Snow Mountain. The Pacific Gas and Electric Company created Lake Pillsbury on the Eel River as part of its Potter Valley Project, which diverts water downstream on the Eel River to generate power, and releases the water into the East Fork Russian River. Diverted flows supplement Russian River water supplies in Mendocino and Sonoma Counties. Lake Pillsbury captures about one percent of the Eel River flow. , - , Anderson Creek (Eel River) , , , , Eel River , , , , , , , , , - , Rattlesnake Creek (Eel River) , , , , Eel River , , , , , , , - , ←Little Round Mountain Creek , , , , Rattlesnake Creek (Eel River) , , , , , , , - , Cold Creek (Eel River) , , , , Eel River , , , , , , , - , Skeleton Creek , , , , Eel River , , , , , , , - , Copper Butte Creek , , , , Eel River , , , , , , , - , Berry Creek , , , , Eel River , , , , , , , - , Grapevine Creek (Eel River) , , , , Eel River , , , , , , , - , Hummingbird Creek , , , , Eel River , , , , , , , - , Rice Fork , , , , Eel River (Lake Pillsbury) , , , , , , , , , - , ←Salt Creek , , , , Rice Fork , , , , , , , - , ←French Creek , , , , Rice Fork , , , , , , , - , ←←Rock Creek , , , , French Creek , , , , , , , - , ←Little Soda Creek , , , , Rice Fork , , , , , , , - , ←Parramore Creek , , , , Rice Fork , , , , , , , - , ←Bear Creek (Rice Fork) , , , , Rice Fork , , , , , , , - , ←←Blue Slides Creek , , , , Bear Creek (Rice Fork) , , , , , , , - , ←Bevans Creek , , , , Rice Fork , , , , , , , - , ←Salt Glade Creek , , , , Rice Fork , , , , , , , - , ←Rice Creek , , , , Rice Fork , , , , , , , - , ←←Barker Creek , , , , Rice Creek , , , , , , , - , ←←Dry Creek (Rice Creek) , , , , Rice Creek , , , , , , , - , ←←McLeod Creek , , , , Rice Creek , , , , , , , - , ←Packsaddle Creek , , , , Rice Fork , , , , , , , - , ←Deer Creek , , , , Rice Fork , , , , , , , - , ←Willow Creek (Rice Fork) , , , , Rice Fork , , , , , , , - , Smokehouse Creek , , , , Eel River (Lake Pillsbury) , , , , , , , - , ←Boardman Creek , , , , Smokehouse Creek , , , , , , , - , Salmon Creek , , , , Eel River (Lake Pillsbury) , , , , , , , - , ←Fuller Creek , , , , Salmon Creek , , , , , , , - , ←Mill Creek (Salmon Creek) , , , , Salmon Creek , , , , , , , - , Squaw Valley Creek , , , , Eel River (Lake Pillsbury) , , , , , , , - , Salt Spring Creek , , , , Eel River (Lake Pillsbury) , , , , , , , - , Thistle Glade Creek , , , , Eel River , , , , , , , - , Soda Creek (Eel River) , , , , Eel River , , , , , , , - , ←Welch Creek , , , , Soda Creek (Eel River) , , , , , , , - , ←Panther Creek (Soda Creek) , , , , Soda Creek (Eel River) , , , , , , , - , ←←Cedar Creek , , , , Panther Creek (Soda Creek) , , , , , , , - , Benmore Creek (Eel River) , , , , Eel River , , , , , , , - , Dashiell Creek , , , , Eel River , , , , , , , - , Bucknell Creek , , , , Eel River , , , , , , , - , Alder Creek (Eel River) , , , , Eel River , , , , , , , - , Mill Creek (Eel River) , , , , Eel River , , , , , ,Clear Lake
Clear Lake is the largest freshwater lake wholly within the state of California. The lake has an average depth of about . Many important tributary streams drain into Clear Lake, including Kelsey Creek (Lake County), Kelsey Creek, Adobe Creek (Lake County, California), Adobe Creek, Scotts Creek (California), Scotts Creek and Middle Creek (Lake County, California), Middle Creek. The streams flow over permeable geologic formations and percolate into the subsurface as groundwater recharge.Cache Creek
Cache Creek (Sacramento River tributary), Cache Creek drains Clear Lake and flows eastward into Yolo County, then into the Sacramento River. Cache Creek has two major reaches in Lake County: the north fork and the main branch. The north fork drains an area north of the Clear Lake watershed through Indian Valley Reservoir, and includes Long Valley Creek, Wolf Creek, and Bartlett Creek, Lake County, California, Bartlett Creek. The main branch drains Clear Lake and flows eastward into Yolo County. Kelsey Creek (Lake County), Kelsey Creek, Adobe Creek, Scott’s Creek, and Middle Creek drain through Clear Lake to the main stem of Cache Creek. Clear Lake and the Indian Valley Reservoir heavily influence the flow characteristics of Cache Creek. Unmanaged flows above the Indian Valley Reservoir on Cache Creek show a strong response to rainfall and low base flows. In contrast, managed flows on Cache Creek below the Indian Valley Reservoir and Clear Lake show a reduced influence of precipitation and increased base flows.Putah Creek
Putah Creek drains the southwestern portion of Lake County, draining into Lake Berryessa in Napa County. Putah Creek’s drainage includes Harbin Creek, Big Canyon Creek (Lake County), Big Canyon Creek, St. Helena Creek and Soda Creek. The drainage also includes Collayomi Valley, Long Valley and the Coyote Valley. The Putah Creek drainage mostly consists of direct rainfall runoff with a very little snowmelt and base flow. The Putah Creek basin in Lake County has no reservoirs to provide surface storage and regulate flows.Russian River
A few of the streams in Lake County are in the watershed of the Russian River (California), Russian River to the west.Stony Creek
Stony Creek (Sacramento River tributary), Stony Creek is a tributary of the Sacramento River that drains a small part of northeast Lake CountyAlphabetical list
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Elev m !! mi !! km , - !colspan=5, all values are approximate , - , Adobe Creek (Lake County, California), Adobe Creek , , , , Clear Lake , , , , , , , - , Alder Creek (Eel River) , , , , Eel River (California), Eel River , , , , , , , - , Alder Creek (Kelsey Creek) , , , , Kelsey Creek , , , , , , , - , Alder Creek (North Fork Cache Creek) , , , , North Fork Cache Creek , , , , , , , - , Alley Creek , , , , Clover Creek , , , , , , , - , Anderson Creek (Dry Creek) , , , , Putah Creek , , , , , , , - , Anderson Creek (Eel River) , , , , Eel River (California), Eel River , , , , , , , , , - , Appletree Creek , , , , Dry Creek , , , , , , , - , Asbill Creek , , , , Soda Creek , , , , , , , - , Bad Creek , , , , Big Canyon Creek (Lake County), Big Canyon Creek , , , , , , , - , Barker Creek , , , , Rice Creek , , , , , , , - , Bartlett Creek, Lake County, California, Bartlett Creek , , , , North Fork Cache Creek , , , , , , , - , Basin Creek , , , , Middle Creek , , , , , , , - , Bear Canyon Creek , , , , Anderson Creek , , , , , , , - , Bear Creek (Elk Creek) , , , , Elk Creek , , , , , , , - , Bear Creek (Rice Fork) , , , , Rice Fork , , , , , , , - , Bear Creek (West Fork Middle Creek) , , , , West Fork Middle Creek , , , , , , , - , Bear Wallow Creek , , , , Middle Fork Stony Creek , , , , , , , - , Benmore Creek (Eel River) , , , , Eel River (California), Eel River , , , , , , , - , Benmore Creek (South Fork Scotts Creek) , , , , South Fork Scotts Creek , , , , , , , , , - , Bennett Creek , , , , Sanhedrin Creek , , , , , , , , , - , Berry Creek , , , , Eel River (California), Eel River , , , , , , , - , Bevans Creek , , , , Rice Fork , , , , , , , - , Big Canyon Creek (Lake County), Big Canyon Creek , , , , Putah Creek , , , , , , , - , Black Oak Springs Creek , , , , Scotts Creek , , , , , , , - , Black Rock Creek , , , , Dry Creek , , , , , , , - , Blue Slides Creek , , , , Bear Creek , , , , , , , - , Boardman Creek , , , , Smokehouse Creek , , , , , , , - , Bradford Creek , , , , Saint Helena Creek , , , , , , , - , Brushy Creek , , , , Cache Creek , , , , , , , - , Bucknell Creek , , , , Eel River , , , , , , , - , Bucksnort Creek , , , , Putah Creek , , , , , , , , , - , Butcherknife Creek , , , , Putah Creek , , , , , , , - , Butts Creek , , , , Putah Creek , , , , , , , - , Cache Creek (Sacramento River tributary), Cache Creek , , , , Rodman Slough , , , , , , , - , Cassidy Creek , , , , Bucksnort Creek , , , , , , , - , Cedar Creek , , , , Panther Creek , , , , , , , - , Chair Creek , , , , Middle Creek , , , , , , , - , Chandans Creek , , , , Rocky Creek , , , , , , , - , Clayton Creek , , , , Copsey Creek , , , , , , , - , Clover Creek , , , , Middle Creek , , , , , , , - , Cold Creek (Russian River tributary), Cold Creek (East Fork Russian River) , , , , East Fork Russian River , , , , , , , - , Cold Creek (Eel River) , , , , Eel River , , , , , , , - , Cole Creek , , , , Kelsey Creek , , , , , , , - , Coleman Creek , , , , Pieta Creek , , , , , , , - , Cooper Creek , , , , Tule Lake , , , , , , , - , Copper Butte Creek , , , , Eel River , , , , , , , - , Copsey Creek , , , , Cache Creek , , , , , , , - , Corbin Creek , , , , Eel River , , , , , , , , , - , Coyote Creek , , , , Putah Creek , , , , , , , - , Crazy Creek , , , , Putah Creek , , , , , , , - , Crocker Creek , , , , Elk Creek , , , , , , , , , - , Dashiell Creek , , , , Eel River , , , , , , , - , Davis Creek , , , , Cache Creek , , , , , , , , , - , Dayle Creek , , , , Cooper Creek , , , , , , , - , Deer Creek , , , , Rice Fork , , , , , , , - , Dorr Creek , , , , Scotts Creek , , , , , , , - , Dry Creek (Cache Creek) , , , , Cache Creek , , , , , , , - , Dry Creek (Putah Creek) , , , , Putah Creek , , , , , , , - , Dry Creek (Rice Creek) , , , , Rice Creek , , , , , , , - , Dutch Oven Creek E , , , , Corbin Creek , , , , , , , , , - , Dutch Oven Creek W , , , , Corbin Creek , , , , , , , - , East Fork Middle Creek , , , , Middle Creek , , , , , , , - , East Fork Spanish Creek , , , , Spanish Creek , , , , , , , - , Eel River (California), Eel River , , , , Pacific Ocean , , , , , , , - , Elk Creek , , , , Middle Fork Eel River , , , , , , , - , Five Spring Creek , , , , Corbin Creek , , , , , , , - , Forbes Creek (California), Forbes Creek , , , , Clear Lake , , , , , , , - , {Forks Creek , , , , Elk Creek , , , , , , , , , - , French Creek , , , , Rice Fork , , , , , , , - , Fuller Creek , , , , Salmon Creek , , , , , , , - , Gallagher Creek , , , , Putah Creek , , , , , , , - , Gilbert Creek , , , , Clover Creek , , , , , , , - , Grapevine Creek (Eel River) , , , , Eel River , , , , , , , - , Grapevine Creek (North Fork Cache Creek) , , , , North Fork Cache Creek , , , , , , , - , Grizzly Creek (North Fork Cache Creek) , , , , North Fork Cache Creek , , , , , , , , , - , Grizzly Creek (Saint Helena Creek) , , , , Saint Helena Creek , , , , , , , - , Gunning Creek , , , , Anderson Creek , , , , , , , - , Gunther Creek , , , , Soda Creek , , , , , , , - , Harbin Creek , , , , Putah Creek , , , , , , , - , Harris Creek , , , , Copsey Creek , , , , , , , - , Hendricks Creek , , , , Scotts Creek , , , , , , , - , Herman Creek , , , , Dry Lake , , , , , , , - , Herndon Creek , , , , Cache Creek , , , , , , , - , High Valley Creek , , , , Kelsey Creek , , , , , , , - , Highland Creek , , , , Adobe Creek (Lake County, California), Adobe Creek , , , , , , , - , Hill Creek , , , , McGaugh Creek , , , , , , , - , Hoffman Creek , , , , Saint Helena Creek , , , , , , , - , Hog Hollow Creek , , , , North Fork Cache Creek , , , , , , , - , Hole Creek , , , , Jericho Creek , , , , , , , - , Hoodoo Creek , , , , Dry Creek , , , , , , , - , Horse Creek , , , , Eel River , , , , , , , - , Hospital Creek , , , , Cache Creek , , , , , , , - , Houghton Creek , , , , Kelsey Creek , , , , , , , - , Hummingbird Creek , , , , Eel River , , , , , , , - , Hunting Creek , , , , Putah Creek , , , , , , , - , Indian Creek , , , , North Fork Cache Creek , , , , , , , - , Jericho Creek , , , , Hunting Creek , , , , , , , - , John Thomas Creek , , , , Hunting Creek , , , , , , , - , Jones Creek , , , , Kelsey Creek , , , , , , , - , Kelsey Creek (Lake County), Kelsey Creek , , , , Clear Lake , , , , , , , - , Kilpepper Creek , , , , Indian Valley Reservoir , , , , , , , , , - , Kirkpatrick Creek , , , , Middle Creek , , , , , , , , , - , Kroll Creek , , , , Dry Creek , , , , , , , - , Ladybug Creek , , , , North Fork Cache Creek , , , , , , , - , Lee Creek , , , , Alder Creek , , , , , , , - , Little Round Mountain Creek , , , , Rattlesnake Creek , , , , , , , - , Little Soda Creek , , , , Rice Fork , , , , , , , - , Little Thatcher Creek , , , , Elk Creek , , , , , , , , , - , Long Valley Creek , , , , North Fork Cache Creek , , , , , , , - , Lookout Creek , , , , Elk Creek , , , , , , , - , Lyons Creek , , , , Clear Lake , , , , , , , - , Lyons Valley Creek , , , , Scotts Creek , , , , , , , - , Malo Creek , , , , Big Canyon Creek , , , , , , , - , Manning Creek , , , , Clear Lake , , , , , , , - , McClure Creek , , , , Mill Creek , , , , , , , - , McDowell Creek , , , , Dooley Creek , , , , , , , - , McGaugh Slough , , , , Clear Lake , , , , , , , - , McIntire Creek , , , , Cole Creek , , , , , , , - , McLeod Creek , , , , Rice Creek , , , , , , , - , Meyers Creek , , , , Dry Creek , , , , , , , , , - , Middle Creek (Black Butte River) , , , , Black Butte River , , , , , , , - , Middle Creek (North Fork Cache Creek) , , , , North Fork Cache Creek , , , , , , , - , Middle Creek (Lake County, California), Middle Creek (Rodman Slough) , , , , Rodman Slough , , , , , , , - , Middle Fork Stony Creek , , , , Stony Creek , , , , , , , , , - , Mill Creek (Big Canyon Creek) , , , , Big Canyon Creek , , , , , , , - , Mill Creek (Eel River) , , , , Eel River , , , , , , , - , Mill Creek (Salmon Creek) , , , , Salmon Creek , , , , , , , - , Molesworth Creek , , , , Clear Lake , , , , , , , - , Morrison Creek , , , , Clear Lake , , , , , , , - , North Fork Bartlett Creek , , , , Bartlett Creek , , , , , , , - , North Fork Cache Creek , , , , Cache Creek , , , , , , , - , North Fork Mill Creek , , , , Mill Creek , , , , , , , - , North Fork Wolf Creek , , , , Wolf Creek , , , , , , , - , Old Kelsey Creek , , , , Clear Lake , , , , , , , , , - , Packsaddle Creek , , , , Rice Fork , , , , , , , - , Palmer Creek , , , , Soda Creek , , , , , , , - , Panther Creek (Soda Creek) , , , , Soda Creek , , , , , , , - , Panther Creek (Willow Creek) , , , , Willow Creek , , , , , , , - , Parramore Creek , , , , Rice Fork , , , , , , , - , Perini Creek , , , , Seigler Canyon Creek , , , , , , , - , Perkins Creek , , , , North Fork Cache Creek , , , , , , , - , Phipps Creek , , , , North Fork Cache Creek , , , , , , , - , Poge Creek , , , , Alley Creek , , , , , , , - , Pool Creek , , , , Scotts Creek , , , , , , , , , - , Pope Creek , , , , Putah Creek , , , , , , , - , Putah Creek , , , , Sacramento River , , , , , , , - , Rattlesnake Creek (Eel River) , , , , Eel River , , , , , , , - , Rattlesnake Creek (North Fork Cache Creek) , , , , North Fork Cache Creek , , , , , , , - , Rice Creek , , , , Rice Fork , , , , , , , - , Rice Fork , , , , Lake Pillsbury , , , , , , , , , - , Robinson Creek , , , , Rodman Slough , , , , , , , - , Rock Creek , , , , French Creek , , , , , , , - , Rocky Creek , , , , Cache Creek , , , , , , , - , Rodman Slough , , , , Clear Lake , , , , , , , - , Root Creek , , , , Wyman Creek , , , , , , , - , Rumsey Slough , , , , Clear Lake , , , , , , , - , Rush Creek , , , , Kelsey Creek , , , , , , , - , Saint Helena Creek , , , , Putah Creek , , , , , , , - , Saint Marys Creek , , , , Saint Helena Creek , , , , , , , - , Salmon Creek , , , , Lake Pillsbury , , , , , , , - , Salt Creek , , , , Rice Fork , , , , , , , - , Salt Flat Creek , , , , Middle Creek , , , , , , , - , Salt Glade Creek , , , , Rice Fork , , , , , , , - , Salt Spring Creek , , , , Lake Pillsbury , , , , , , , - , Sanhedrin Creek , , , , Elk Creek , , , , , , , , , - , Schindler Creek , , , , Clear Lake , , , , , , , , , - , Scotts Creek , , , , Rodman Slough , , , , , , , - , Seigler Canyon Creek , , , , Cache Creek , , , , , , , - , Skeleton Creek , , , , Eel River , , , , , , , - , Smokehouse Creek , , , , Lake Pillsbury , , , , , , , - , Soap Creek , , , , North Fork Cache Creek , , , , , , , - , Soda Creek (Eel River) , , , , Eel River , , , , , , , - , Soda Creek (Putah Creek) , , , , Putah Creek , , , , , , , - , South Fork Bartlett Creek , , , , Bartlett Creek , , , , , , , - , South Fork Dry Creek , , , , Dry Creek , , , , , , , - , South Fork Scotts Creek , , , , Scotts Creek , , , , , , , - , South Fork Valley Creek , , , , Long Valley Creek , , , , , , , - , South Fork Wolf Creek , , , , Wolf Creek , , , , , , , - , Spanish Creek , , , , North Fork Cache Creek , , , , , , , - , Spikenard Creek , , , , Big Canyon Creek , , , , , , , - , Squaw Valley Creek , , , , Lake Pillsbury , , , , , , , - , Stanton Creek , , , , North Fork Cache Creek , , , , , , , - , Sulphur Creek , , , , Kelsey Creek , , , , , , , - , Sulphur Springs Creek , , , , Elk Creek , , , , , , , - , Sweet Hollow Creek , , , , North Fork Cache Creek , , , , , , , , , - , Sweet Springs Creek , , , , Copsey Creek , , , , , , , - , Sweetwater Creek , , , , Kelsey Creek , , , , , , , - , Thistle Glade Creek , , , , Eel River , , , , , , , - , Thompson Creek (Manning Creek) , , , , Manning Creek , , , , , , , - , Thompson Creek (Rumsey Slough) , , , , Rumsey Slough , , , , , , , - , Thurston Creek , , , , Thurston Lake , , , , , , , - , Trout Creek (Cache Creek) , , , , Cache Creek , , , , , , , - , Trout Creek (Eel River) , , , , Eel River , , , , , , , - , Troutdale Creek , , , , Saint Helena Creek , , , , , , , - , win Valley Creek , , , , North Fork Cache Creek , , , , , , , - , Vasser Creek , , , , Coleman Creek , , , , , , , - , Welch Creek , , , , Soda Creek , , , , , , , - , Wescott Creek , , , , Corbin Creek , , , , , , , , , - , West Fork Middle Creek , , , , Middle Creek , , , , , , , - , West Fork Spanish Creek , , , , Spanish Creek , , , , , , , - , Widow Creek , , , , Kelsey Creek , , , , , , , - , Wild Bill Creek , , , , North Fork Cache Creek , , , , , , , - , Wildhorse Creek , , , , Squaw Creek , , , , , , , - , Wilkinson Creek , , , , Saint Helena Creek , , , , , , , - , Willow Creek (Rive Fork) , , , , Rice Fork , , , , , , , - , Willow Creek (Scotts Creek) , , , , Scotts Creek , , , , , , , - , Wolf Creek , , , , North Fork Cache Creek , , , , , , , - , Wyman Creek , , , , North Fork Cache Creek , , , , , ,Notes on source
Unless otherwise stated, the information above is derived from an extract from the GNIS database of features of class "stream" in Lake County, California. Some anomalies have been corrected: *Rodman Slough is classed "swamp" but is included here since almost half the inflow to Clear Lake comes through the slough. *Cache Creek (Sacramento River tributary), Cache Creek is classed "canal", perhaps true lower down, and is also included here *Putah Creek is classed "lake" for some reason, but is included here *GNIS says that Pieta Creek () is an 11 mile long tributary of Coleman Creek, while Coleman Creek () is an 8 mile long tributary of Pieta Creek. In fact, the map shows that Coleman Creek joins Pieta Creek shortly before the combined stream enters the Russian River. *Herman Creek is described as a tributary of Dry Lake, which should read Dry Creek. *The features named Burns Valley, Donovan Valley, Eightmile Valley, Forty Springs Valley, Lyons Valley, Riley Valley and Twin Valley have been omitted, since they are valleys rather than streams. *Some streams have part of their watershed in Lake County, but not their main course. They have been included for the sake of completeness. *Two features named Dutch Oven Creek were found, both tributaries of Corbin Creek. They have been named Dutch Oven Creek E and Dutch Oven Creek W. *Otherwise, where two different creeks have the same name, their parent name has been added in parentheses. Thus Willow Creek (Scotts Creek) is a tributary of Scotts Creek *With Manning Creek () the GNIS entry states correctly that it flows into Clear Lake, but gives a mouth location some distance from the lake and gives a mouth elevation of 1,378 feet, while the Clear Lake () elevation is given as 1,325 feet. Other tributaries of Clear Lake such as Molesworth Creek () are given mouth elevations of up to 1,332 feet. *It seems plausible that elevations in GNIS are estimated from distance to the nearest higher and lower contour lines. This would result in points at the base and the top of a cliff being given elevations that are too high or too low.Notes
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