Name: Nez Perce Creek
County: Teton
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GNIS Entry
Longitude: 1104957W
Latitude: 443450N
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Elevation: 7162/2183
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Feature Type: Stream
Origin of Name:
... river in Yellowstone Park, named for a tribe of Indians, who were so called by the French settlers, the phrase meaning "pierced nose."
Source: Gannett, 1905
Creek, Yellowstone National Park ... flowing west into Firehole River. Named in memory of the trail of Nez Perce Indian band under Chief Joseph, 1877.
Source: Decisions, 1890-1932
Named in memory of the trail of Nez Perce Indian band under Chief Joseph, 1877.
Source: WPA
Other Names: East Fork of Firehole River, Haydens Fork
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1:24000 Quadrangle: Lower Geyser Basin
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