Name: Tangled Creek

 

County: Teton

 

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GNIS Entry

 

Longitude:  1104953W

Latitude: 443319NN

 

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Elevation: 7205/2196

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Stream

 

Origin of Name:

Creek, Yellowstone National Park, ... flowing west and northwest through Firehole Lake into Firehole River.

Source: Decisions, 1890-1932 

 

Located in the Lower Geyser Basin, Tangled is a most appropriate name for the creek. The stream is a perfect network of separate channels which cross and recross and interlace with each other in the most confusing fashion. 

Source: WPA

 

Named in 1885 by the United States Geological Survey for its characteristic. A hot water stream that flows in numberless interlaced channels.

Source: Chittenden

 

Other Names: Tangle Creek

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Lower Geyser Basin

 

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