Name: White Creek

 

County: Big Horn

 

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GNIS Entry

 

Longitude:  1074330W

Latitude: 443325N

 

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Elevation: 4334/1321

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Feature Type: Stream

 

Origin of Name:

Named after James White, a lone prospector in Shell Valley for quite some time before cattlemen brought their stock to feed in the fertile soil of the valley. White Creek is a small stream coming out of the Big Horn Mountains to the east and flowing into Shell Creek near the Kerschner Ranch home. It is a picturesque stream running through the red clay foot hills before entering Shell Creek. Chimney Rock and a red clay boulder balanced on another rock mark the mouth of White Creek.

Source: WPA

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Black Mountain

 

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