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Name: Whoopup Creek

County: Weston

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Longitude: 1040809W

Latitude: 433817N

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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."

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Alternative Spellings: Whoop-up Creek

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