Huntington Creek is a tributary of the Humboldt River in southwest Elko County, Nevada, United States.[1]

Huntington Creek
EtymologyNamed by John C Fremont in 1845
Physical characteristics
SourceDefue Spring
 • coordinates40°01′13″N 115°44′12″W / 40.02020°N 115.73671°W / 40.02020; -115.73671
Mouth 
 • location
South Fork, Nevada, United States
 • coordinates
40°37′03″N 115°43′45″W / 40.61755°N 115.72912°W / 40.61755; -115.72912[2]

Geography

Huntington creek lies at an average elevation of 1,608 m in Elko County, Nevada.Huntington creek is located 10.3 miles away North from Spring Creek, 14.4 miles North from Elko, and 15 miles Northeast from Lamoille.[3]

The creek flows toward North and empties into the Humboldt River. It springs East of the Diamond Mountains.[4]

The district around Huntington Creek is occupied with mining.[5] The creek is approximately 71.1 km long.[6]

Names

Aside from Huntington Creek, Alternative names used of the tributary are Hamilton Creek, Huntindon Creek, Huntingdon Creek, Cranes Branch of South Fork, Huntington River, Smith Creek, and Smiths Creek.[7]

History

It was named by John C Fremont in 1845 after one of his Delaware Indians.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "GNIS Detail - Huntington Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  2. ↑ "Humboldt River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1980-11-28. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
  3. ↑ "Huntington Creek (in Elko County, NV)". nevada.hometownlocator.com. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  4. ↑ "Huntington Creek, Elko County, Nevada". schweich.com. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  5. ↑ "Huntington Creek Mining District, Nevada". The Diggings™. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  6. ↑ "Huntington Creek · Nevada". Huntington Creek · Nevada. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  7. ↑ Egan, Ferol (1977). Frémont, explorer for a restless nation. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-01775-8. OCLC 2345574.
  8. ↑ "Huntington Creek (in Elko County, NV)". nevada.hometownlocator.com. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
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