Name: Whoopup Creek
County: Weston
Authority Name:
GNIS Entry
Longitude: 1040809W
Latitude: 433817N
Legal Description:
Elevation: 3845/1172
(ft/m)
Feature Type: Stream
Origin of Name:
Named for the canyon through which it flows.
Source: WPA
Cowboys named the canyon for spring floods that came through "a-whoopin."
Source: Wyoming Guide
Other Names:
Alternative Spellings: Whoop-up Creek
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1:24000 Quadrangle: Owens
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