Name: De Lacy Creek

 

County: Teton

 

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Longitude:  1104159W

Latitude: 442435N

 

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Elevation: 7795/2376

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Feature Type: Stream

 

Origin of Name:

Creek, Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., ... flowing southeast into Shoshone Lake. Named by Norris, 1880, for Walter DeLacy, leader of a large party of mineral prospectors, in 1863, who discovered the Shoshone Geyser Basin, at the head of Shoshone Lake.   

Source: Decisions, 1890-1932

 

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Alternative Spellings: DeLacy Creek

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Craig Pass

 

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